1/3
The devil is in the 'detailed' #drug history #clinical
22 yr male, underweight
Teetotaler
Fatigue, appetite loss
Liver test AST 400 ALT 600
Viruses negative
Liver #biopsy 👇Severe #fatty #liver #disease, Mallory Denk++
#livertwitter #pathology #MedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter
The devil is in the 'detailed' #drug history #clinical
22 yr male, underweight
Teetotaler
Fatigue, appetite loss
Liver test AST 400 ALT 600
Viruses negative
Liver #biopsy 👇Severe #fatty #liver #disease, Mallory Denk++
#livertwitter #pathology #MedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter
2/3
The culprit 👇#Ayurveda #medicine
#Ayurvedic jam with butter, honey, milk as base given for premarital #weight gain! 3 months after stopping, liver tests normal
Consider #drug induced fatty liver in #patients. Not everyone is #metabolic #syndrome
#pseudoscience #Nash #nafld
The culprit 👇#Ayurveda #medicine
#Ayurvedic jam with butter, honey, milk as base given for premarital #weight gain! 3 months after stopping, liver tests normal
Consider #drug induced fatty liver in #patients. Not everyone is #metabolic #syndrome
#pseudoscience #Nash #nafld
3/3
Common drugs causing fatty liver
Steroids, Valproate
Inj Tetracycline
#HIV #AIDS meds NRTIs
Rare - methotrexate, chemodrugs irinotecan, 5FU, tamoxifen
Also important is Amiodarone
Herbals with #Margosa oil too
Remember #alternative meds rich in fats are important causes too.
Common drugs causing fatty liver
Steroids, Valproate
Inj Tetracycline
#HIV #AIDS meds NRTIs
Rare - methotrexate, chemodrugs irinotecan, 5FU, tamoxifen
Also important is Amiodarone
Herbals with #Margosa oil too
Remember #alternative meds rich in fats are important causes too.
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