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WKTI CNI Newspapers Lake Country JS ONLINE: HEALTH & SCIENCE: E-MAIL | PRINTTHIS STORY House Call Dr. Julie Mitchell Q.I am a 53-year-old female who has had elevated liver enzyme levels for several years. A recent liver biopsy came liver disease back "steatohepatitis," and my doctor said I liver disease have "a mild fatty infiltration of the liver." Can you tell me in layperson's terms what this means? Should I be concerned? A. Your doctor gave you a rough translation of the Latin steatohepatitis, meaning fat (steato) deposition and an inflammation of the liver (hepatitis). Advertisement A liver can become inflamed (that is, injured and irritated) for a number of reasons, commonly from alcohol, viruses (such as hepatitis A), and, in your case, an abnormal metabolism of sugar and cholesterol. While the exact cause of steatohepatitis is not clear, obesity and diabetes can be instigators. Physician Walter Hogan, a professor of gastroenterology at the Medical College of Wisconsin, tells me that steatohepatitis is one of the most rapidly growing liver problems in the country.
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