Alcohol abuse may lead to fatty liver building up of extra f

Alcohol abuse may lead to fatty liver, building up of extra fat cells. The pathophysiology of alcoholic hepatitis as a toxic hepatitis resulting in fat accumulation within hepatocytes, followed by further damage. How would a diagnoses of toxic hepatitis?

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Toxic hepatitis is an inflammation of liver caused by consumption of alcohol, drugs, chemicals etc..., symptoms include yellowing of skin, dark colour urine, abdominal pain, fatique, vomiting etc..., Toxic hepatitis can be diagnosed by blood test to check for high levels of certain liver enzymes, Imaging tests like ultra sound, CT scan, MRI scan etc, to create picture of the liver, liver biopsy to extract small tissue to examine under microscope.