Hi all,
First and foremost thank you for your time.
My wife is a healthy 28 year old, non drinker, non smoker, 59KG, exceptional BMI and lives a fairly healthy lifestyle (give or take a few fast food meals here and there)
6/7 years ago in her early 20’s she started getting stabbing sharp pains in her upper abdomen. After various GP appointments and ultra sounds, she was given the all clear. The pain remained and she pushed for more tests including bloods, but again, all LTF came back normal apart from a raised bilirubin level, however this was disregarded as slightly elevated.
Fast forward 2022, she went for another ultra sound and was told she has nodular lumps on the surface of the liver and she needs to go for a MRI scan and be referred to our local hepatology clinic. The consultant also was surprised to see a fit and healthy non drinker non smoker with a ultra sound suggesting liver disease.
He recommended a fibro scan and the result came back as 20 kPA. After this she was quickly scheduled in for a biopsy.
The biopsy came back as advanced liver fibrosis (border line cirrhosis) with evidence of slight fatty liver and inflammation but no signs of autoimmune disease.
It also said that she has no metabolic risk factors and he doesn’t understand how she’s developed this level of liver fibrosis.
We now have a follow up to discuss next steps and investigations.
My question is, is there anything other than the obvious risk factors that cause liver fibrosis that we can look to be checked over? She came back clear for all infections. She tested positive for CMV but that is cleared now.
We’re so confused and would appreciate any advice?