Hepatic fat accumulation is seen in which form of cirrhosis?
A)Biliary
B)Metabolic
C)Postnecrotic
D)Alcoholic

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Alcoholic cirrhosis is a complex process that begins with fatty infiltration (hepatic steatosis). Fatty infiltration can occur without subsequent hepatitis or cirrhosis. Fat deposition (deposition of triglycerides) within the liver hepatocytes is caused primarily by increased lipogenesis and decreased fatty acid oxidation by hepatocytes.

Hepatic Fat Accumulation Is Seen in Which Form of Cirrhosis