Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Hepatol. Apr 28, 2015; 7(6): 846-858
Published online Apr 28, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i6.846
Table 1 Causes of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease[69]
Acquired metabolic disorders
Diabetes mellitus
Dyslipidemia
Kwashiorkor and marasmus
Obesity
Starvation
Cytotoxic and cytostatic drugs
L-asparaginase
Azacitidine
Azaserine
Bleomycin
Methotrexate
Puromycin
Tetracycline
Other drugs and toxins
Amiodarone
4,4'-diethylaminoethoxyhexestrol
Dichlorethylene
Ethionine
Ethyl bromide
Estrogens
Glucocorticoids
Highly active antiretroviral therapy
Hydrazine
Hypoglycin
Orotate
Perhexilene maleate
Safrole
Tamoxifen
Metals
Antimony
Barium salts
Chromates
Phosphorus
Rare earths of low atomic number
Thallium compounds
Uranium compounds
Inborn errors of metabolism
Abetalipoproteinemia
Familial hepatosteatosis
Galactosemia
Glycogen storage disease
Hereditary fructose intolerance
Homocystinuria
Systemic carnitine deficiency
Tyrosinemia
Weber-Christian syndrome
Wilson disease
Surgical procedures
Biliopancreatic diversion
Extensive small bowel resection
Gastric bypass
Jejunoileal bypass
Miscellaneous conditions
Industrial exposure to petrochemicals
Inflammatory bowel disease
Partial lipodystrophy
Jejunal diverticulosis with bacterial overgrowth
Severe anemia
Total parenteral nutrition