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==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]] <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470217/ |title=Alcoholic Hepatitis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
* [[Alcoholic Hepatitis]] is identified by [[chronic]], heavy [[alcohol]] consumption 3- 4 weeks before presenting one of the following [[signs]] or [[symptoms]] : | |||
Alcoholic | ** [[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. <ref name="pmid30658519">{{cite journal| author=Milosevic I, Vujovic A, Barac A, Djelic M, Korac M, Radovanovic Spurnic A | display-authors=etal| title=Gut-Liver Axis, Gut Microbiota, and Its Modulation in the Management of Liver Diseases: A Review of the Literature. | journal=Int J Mol Sci | year= 2019 | volume= 20 | issue= 2 | pages= | pmid=30658519 | doi=10.3390/ijms20020395 | pmc=6358912 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=30658519 }} </ref> | |||
* 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]]:<ref name="pmid30658519">{{cite journal| author=Milosevic I, Vujovic A, Barac A, Djelic M, Korac M, Radovanovic Spurnic A | display-authors=etal| title=Gut-Liver Axis, Gut Microbiota, and Its Modulation in the Management of Liver Diseases: A Review of the Literature. | journal=Int J Mol Sci | year= 2019 | volume= 20 | issue= 2 | pages= | pmid=30658519 | doi=10.3390/ijms20020395 | pmc=6358912 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=30658519 }} </ref> | |||
** [[Hepatitis C]] | |||
** [[Malnutrition]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shadan Mehraban, M.D.[2]
Overview
Alcohol is a significant cause of Alcoholic hepatitis. Other factors that may associate with Alcoholic Hepatitis are hepatitis C and malnutrition.
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
- ↑ "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.