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Alcoholic liver disease causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: M. Khurram Afzal, MD [2]

Overview

The primary cause of alcoholic liver disease is excessive consumption of alcohol over a long period of time.

Causes

The primary cause of alcoholic liver disease is excessive consumption of alcohol over a long period of time.[1][2]

References

  1. O’Shea RS, Dasarathy S, McCullough AJ (2010). “Alcoholic liver disease”. Hepatology. 51 (1): 307–28. doi:10.1002/hep.23258. PMID 20034030.
  2. Levin DM, Baker AL, Riddell RH, Rochman H, Boyer JL (1979). “Nonalcoholic liver disease. Overlooked causes of liver injury in patients with heavy alcohol consumption”. Am. J. Med. 66 (3): 429–34. PMID 433949.

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