What Is a Fatty Liver?
3. Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
When NAFL is left untreated, the condition will turn into NASH. This is a severe and aggressive form of liver disease. At this point, as the inflammation is prolonged, and the liver becomes swollen and causes tissue damage. This results in scarring. Too much scarring and liver function are affected. Liver failure and cirrhosis can then occur.
Liver failure can make the organ unable to function properly as liver tissue turns into scar tissue. With the repeated injury to liver tissues, the cells become unable to regenerate. The cirrhosis damage can be similar to what results when a person abuses alcohol excessively.
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