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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2017 Feb;64(2):319–334. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000001482

Table 3.

Differential diagnosis for pediatric hepatic steatosis

Genetic/Metabolic disorders Medications Dietary causes Infections
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Amiodarone Protein-energy malnutrition (Kwarshiorkor) Hepatitis C (genotype 3)
Fatty acid oxidation and mitochondrial disorders Corticosteroids Alcohol abuse
Citrin deficiency Methotrexate Rapid surgical weight loss
Wilson’s disease Certain antipsychotics Parenteral nutrition
Uncontrolled diabetes Certain antidepressants
Lipodystrophies HAART
Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency Valproic acid
Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia
Abeta-/ hypobeta-lipoproteinemia

HAART: Highly Active Antiretroviral therapy