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Alcoholic liver disease classification
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Alcoholic liver disease may be classified according to histology and symptoms into different subtypes: reversible and irreversible.
Classification
Classification
- Alcoholic liver disease may be classified according to progression of disease into different categories:[1]
- Alcoholic steatosis – reversible; active alcohol abuse / metabolic syndrome
- Alcoholic steatohepatitis – reversible; active alcohol abuse / metabolic syndrome
- Cirrhosis – irreversible; inflammation absent when abstinence from alcohol is observed
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References
References
- ↑ Bruha R, Dvorak K, Petrtyl J (2012). “Alcoholic liver disease”. World J Hepatol. 4 (3): 81–90. doi:10.4254/wjh.v4.i3.81. PMC 3321494. PMID 22489260.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: M. Khurram Afzal, MD [2]