alcoholic liver disease (Q558404)
medical condition
- Liver Diseases, Alcoholic
- alcohol-related liver disease
- ALD
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Excessive consumption of alcohol can cause liver disease, as well as harming many other body organs. (English)
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About 20 percent of alcoholics and heavy drinkers develop fatty liver, or steatosis. (English)
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Tests you may have include: * Complete blood count (CBC) * Liver function tests (English)
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In theory, treatment of alcoholic liver disease is simple and straightforward; in practice, it is difficult: the patient must stop drinking alcohol. (English)
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The most important measure in the treatment of alcoholic liver disease is to ensure the total and immediate abstinence from alcohol. This will sometimes require admission to an in-patient medical ward for prophylactic treatment of withdrawal symptoms such as delirium tremens and seizures. (English)
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Patients with end-stage alcoholic liver disease should be referred for liver transplantation especially if they have been abstinent of alcohol for 6 months. (English)
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The most prevalent types of alcoholic liver disease are fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and cirrhosis. (English)
The Epidemiology of Alcoholic Liver Disease (English)
Alcoholic liver diseases
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Wikipedia(20 entries)
- arwiki مرض الكبد الكحولي
- azwiki Qaraciyərin alkoqol xəstəliyi
- cawiki Hepatopatia alcohòlica
- enwiki Alcoholic liver disease
- eswiki Hepatopatía alcohólica
- fawiki سیروز کبدی
- fiwiki Alkoholimaksasairaus
- frwiki Maladies alcooliques du foie
- hewiki מחלת כבד אלכוהולית
- itwiki Epatopatia alcolica
- jawiki アルコール性肝疾患
- kowiki 알코올성 간질환
- orwiki ମଦ୍ୟପାନ ଜନିତ ଯକୃତ ରୋଗ
- ptwiki Doença hepática alcoólica
- ruwiki Алкогольная болезнь печени
- slwiki Alkoholna jetrna bolezen
- thwiki โรคตับจากแอลกอฮอล์
- ukwiki Алкогольна хвороба печінки
- viwiki Bệnh gan do rượu
- zhwiki 酒精性肝病
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- commonswiki Category:Alcoholic liver diseases