The natural history of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: A follow-up study of forty-two patients for up to 21 years

Two patients who presented with steatohepatitis had acquired partial lipodystrophy. This association has not previously been well documented. A common pathophysiological mechanism in lipodystrophy, obesity-associated nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and alcoholic liver disease is possible.