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
Overview
The primary cause of alcoholic liver disease is excessive consumption of alcohol over a long period of time.
Causes
Causes
The primary cause of alcoholic liver disease is excessive consumption of alcohol over a long period of time.[1][2]
References
References
- ↑ O’Shea RS, Dasarathy S, McCullough AJ (2010). “Alcoholic liver disease”. Hepatology. 51 (1): 307–28. doi:10.1002/hep.23258. PMID 20034030.
- ↑ 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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