NONALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is an important form of chronic li ver disease that has the appearance of alcoholic hepatitis on biopsy b ut occurs in the absence of alcohol use. it is a frequent cause of chr onically elevated serum aminotransferase levels, but surgical studies and autopsy results suggest that it may not always be associated with biochemical evidence of chronic liver injury. NASH has been found to c ause progressive liver fibrosis and ultimately cirrhosis and death in some patients. The diagnosis is established by liver biopsy in the pro per clinical setting, and the mainstay of treatment is weight loss in those patients who are obese.