DB92
category
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Definition
NAFLD is characterised by fatty liver related to insulin resistance in the absence of significant alcohol consumption. It embraces a pathological spectrum from simple steatosis to steatohepatitis. 10-20% of cases have steatohepatitis (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: NASH), which can progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Exclusions
- Acute fatty liver of pregnancy
(JA65.0) - Alcoholic liver disease
(DB94) - Chronic hepatitis C
(1E51.1) - Drug-induced or toxic liver disease
(DB95) - Reye syndrome
(8E46) - inherited defects in mitochondrial metabolism
(5C53)