Alcoholic hepatitis causes
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Causes
- Alcohol is a significant cause of hepatitis. <ref> "Alcoholic Hepatitis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf". <ref>
- 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.
- 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: