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Alcoholic hepatitis causes
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Alcohol is a significant cause of Alcoholic hepatitis. Other factors that may associate with Alcoholic Hepatitis are hepatitis C and malnutrition.
Causes
Causes
- Alcohol is a significant cause of Alcoholic hepatitis [1]
- Alcoholic Hepatitis is identified by chronic, heavy alcohol consumption 3- 4 weeks before presenting one of the following signs or symptoms :
- Jaundice
- Fever
- Tachycardia
- Tachypnea
- Hepatomegaly
- Leukocytosis with neutrophilia
- AST:ALT> 1.5:1
- A typical patient is someone who aged 40-60 with history of more than 100 g/day alcohol intake for more than a decade. [2]
- The progression of Alcoholic Hepatitis is not depended on either amount or the duration of alcohol consumption.
- Other factors that may associate with Alcoholic Hepatitis:[2]
References
References
- ↑ “Alcoholic Hepatitis – StatPearls – NCBI Bookshelf”.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Milosevic I, Vujovic A, Barac A, Djelic M, Korac M, Radovanovic Spurnic A; et al. (2019). “Gut-Liver Axis, Gut Microbiota, and Its Modulation in the Management of Liver Diseases: A Review of the Literature”. Int J Mol Sci. 20 (2). doi:10.3390/ijms20020395. PMC 6358912. PMID 30658519.
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