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Alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver is an advanced form of fatty liver disease in which the liver becomes scarred, hardens, and shrinks due to excessive alcohol consumption. Alcoholic hepatitis is an inflammation and necrosis of liver tissue due to excessive alcohol consumption. Alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver and alcoholic hepatitis can occur together. Symptoms of these diseases may include yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice), poor appetite, fatigue, weight loss, and weakness.
Fatty liver is the buildup of fat in liver cells. It is probably the most common type of liver disease in the United States. Fatty liver by itself rarely leads to severe liver damage. Fatty liver can result from drinking too much alcohol. It can also happen in people who rarely drink. In this case, it is called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH. (Steato- means fat.) With NASH, a patient's liver shows some inflammation that in some cases can lead to liver damage and cirrhosis (scarring of the liver tissue).