Addison, IL

A 47-year-old female asked:

cirrhosis for years and now the last biopsy shows mild hepatic steatosis ( no drink oh and i weight 130 )so does this mean i have two liver diseases?

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Dr. Zachary Veres answered

Family Medicine 18 years experience

Steatosis: not necessarily, means you have a fattty liver which can be seen in cirrhosis

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