Changes

=====Toxins=====

=====Toxins=====

. A large number of toxins will cause fatty change in the liver. In these cases,

 

consider the fatty change to be a more severe form of cellular swelling. Among these are;

* Many toxins will cause fatty change in the liver.  

a. bacterial and fungal toxins- either produced in the bloodstream from circulating bacteria

** In these cases fatty change may be considered to be a more severe form of [[General Pathology#Cellular Swelling|cellular swelling]].

(septicaemia/bacteraemia) or produced elsewhere and absorbed into the bloodstream.

b. chemical toxins such as CCl4, phosphorus, arsenic and lead.

** Bacterial and fungal toxins

c. some plant and fungal toxins, will cause fatty change in the very early stages of

poisoning.

**** Produced in the bloodstream by circulating bacteria (septicaemia/bacteraemia)

**** Produced elsewhere and absorbed into the bloodstream.

** Chemical toxins  

*** For example, CCl4, phosphorus, arsenic and lead.

*** Some plant toxins will cause fatty change in the very early stages of poisoning.

====Distribution of fatty change in the liver====

====Distribution of fatty change in the liver====