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Preventive examination of a 55-year-old patient revealed type II diabetes mellitus. An endocrinologist revealed an increase in body weight and liver enlargement. The man is non-smoker and doesn't abuse alcohol but likes to have a good meal. Histological examination by means of diagnostic liver puncture revealed that the hepatocytes were enlarged mostly on the lobule periphery, their cytoplasm had transparent vacuoles showing positive reaction with sudan III. What liver pathology was revealed?

Answer options

  1. Fatty hepatosis
  2. Alcohol hepatitis
  3. Chronic viral hepatitis
  4. Portal liver cirrhosis
  5. Acute viral hepatitis
Correct answer

Fatty hepatosis

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