THE LIVER LIPIDS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION IN DISEASE. AN ANALYSIS OF 60 HUMAN LIVERS 1

Abstract

Analyses were done on 60 human livers. Of these, 16 were from patients dying of acute infections in whom no cirrhosis of the liver was found at autopsy. 5 were from patients dying of acute infections in whom some cirrhosis or fatty infiltration was noted postmortem. 10 were from patients dying of chronic infections, 7 from patients dying with malignant diseases, 12 from patients dying with some disturbance of metabolism, and 16 were from patients dying with some form of heart disease. The avg. total liver lipid in 5 cases of acute infections in whom cirrhosis or fatty infiltration of the liver was present was increased well above the normal range (15.48 gs. %), and the total cholesterol was increased. There were no striking changes in the avg. lipid values in the other groups studied.