Diseases

Alcoholic Hepatitis

INFLAMMATION of the LIVER due to ALCOHOL ABUSE. It is characterized by NECROSIS of HEPATOCYTES, infiltration by NEUTROPHILS, and deposit of MALLORY BODIES. Depending on its severity, the inflammatory lesion may be reversible or progress to LIVER CIRRHOSIS.

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Abstract

INFLAMMATION of the LIVER due to ALCOHOL ABUSE. It is characterized by NECROSIS of HEPATOCYTES, infiltration by NEUTROPHILS, and deposit of MALLORY BODIES. Depending on its severity, the inflammatory lesion may be reversible or progress to LIVER CIRRHOSIS.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Hepatitis, Alcoholic
  • Chronic Alcoholic Hepatitis
  • Hepatitis, Alcoholic, Chronic
  • Alcoholic Hepatitis, Chronic
  • Chronic Alcoholic Hepatitides

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Previous Indexing

  • Alcoholism (1966-1977)
  • Hepatitis (1966-1977)
  • Hepatitis, Toxic (1966-1977)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Alcoholic Hepatitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006519. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006519
  2. Alcoholic Hepatitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholic_hepatitis
  3. Alcoholic Hepatitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3144986