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What Does An Enlarged Liver Mean?
Posted on
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
Answered on
Mon, 30 Nov 2015
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Question : Diagnosed with mildly enlarged liver and slightly low density. What does this mean?
Brief Answer:
This can be due to fatty liver.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
Density is simply a description of how much liver tissue is seen in the ultrasound liver image. If beside the regular liver tissue, there is fatty tissue disseminated, we can see low density liver. If it is also enlarged, fatty liver seems the most probable diagnosis.
I suggest you to check you cholesterol levels, improve diet (no fatty foods, no alcohol) and repeat an ultrasound after 6 months.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
This can be due to fatty liver.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
Density is simply a description of how much liver tissue is seen in the ultrasound liver image. If beside the regular liver tissue, there is fatty tissue disseminated, we can see low density liver. If it is also enlarged, fatty liver seems the most probable diagnosis.
I suggest you to check you cholesterol levels, improve diet (no fatty foods, no alcohol) and repeat an ultrasound after 6 months.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Recent bloodwork. What is your opinion?
ALT = 28
AST = 20
CHL = 102
PRO = 7.1
ALB = 4.7
GLOB = 2.4
BIL = 0.9
ALT = 28
AST = 20
CHL = 102
PRO = 7.1
ALB = 4.7
GLOB = 2.4
BIL = 0.9
Brief Answer:
This tests are fine.
Detailed Answer:
This tests results are very well. But you need to check cholesterol (total, HDL, LDL) and triglycerides.
This tests are fine.
Detailed Answer:
This tests results are very well. But you need to check cholesterol (total, HDL, LDL) and triglycerides.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Do I have liver disease or is this reversible?
Brief Answer:
This is not a serious liver disease.
Detailed Answer:
This is nothing serious. Not at all. Even if there is some fat in the liver, you have lots of time to reverse it. This is more than reversible. Just take care of what you do eat.
This is not a serious liver disease.
Detailed Answer:
This is nothing serious. Not at all. Even if there is some fat in the liver, you have lots of time to reverse it. This is more than reversible. Just take care of what you do eat.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I'm having small red dots showing up on my skin. Can this be related to a fatty liver?
Brief Answer:
No it can not.
Detailed Answer:
No, not at all.
No it can not.
Detailed Answer:
No, not at all.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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