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Generalized increase in hepatic echogenicity

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Causes of generalised ~~increased liver~~increase in hepatic echogenicity include:

diffuse fatty ~~infiltration~~change
cirrhosis: ~~can be coarsened as well~~ and/or coarsening
chronic hepatitis ³: ~~can be coarsened as well~~ and/or coarsening
diffuse infiltration or deposition
- malignant process
- granulomata
- glycogen storage disease
- haemochromatosis

See also

~~-<p>Causes of <strong>generalised increased liver echogenicity </strong>include:</p><ul>~~
~~-<li><a href="/articles/diffuse-hepatic-steatosis">diffuse fatty infiltration</a></li>~~
+<p>Causes of <strong>generalised increase in hepatic echogenicity </strong>include:</p><ul>
+<li><a href="/articles/diffuse-hepatic-steatosis">diffuse fatty change</a></li>
~~-<a href="/articles/cirrhosis">cirrhosis</a>: can be coarsened as well</li>~~
+<a href="/articles/cirrhosis">cirrhosis</a>: and/or coarsening</li>
~~-<a href="/articles/chronic-hepatitis">chronic hepatitis</a> <sup>3</sup>: can be coarsened as well</li>~~
+<a href="/articles/chronic-hepatitis">chronic hepatitis</a> <sup>3</sup>: and/or coarsening</li>
~~-<li>granulomata <ul>~~
+<li>
+<a href="/articles/granuloma">granulomata</a> <ul>

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