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MASLD, alcohol-related and other fatty liver types, and severity from simple fat to cirrhosis.
Fatty liver is grouped by its cause and by how much damage is present.
By cause
By severity
Ultrasound grades
Reports often say grade 1, 2 or 3. This describes how bright the liver looks and roughly how much fat is present. It does not by itself show inflammation or scarring, so doctors may add a FibroScan or blood scores.
Lean fatty liver
Fatty liver in people with normal body weight, more common among South Asians.
Ayurvedic framing
Ayurveda groups related conditions under medoroga and liver disorders (yakrit vikara). These are interpretive and do not match modern categories exactly.
Your doctor can tell you which type applies to you.
Written By
Dr. Daksh
BDS
Reviewed By
Dr. Varun Gupta
MD Pharmacology, MBBS
Last updated on
27 Sep 2022 • 06:23 PM (IST)
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