含酒精的肝炎的定义，传染病学和大小

• 作者: Bhupinderjit S Anand Sarpreet Basra
• 来源期刊: 世界肝病学杂志：英文版（电子版）
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS Acute ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS ALCOHOLIC liver DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY MAGNITUDE DISEASE BURDEN
• 年，卷（期）: 2011,（5）
• 页码范围: 108-113
• 页数: 6页
• 分类号: R575

摘要

Alcoholic liver disease(ALD) is a major cause of alcoholrelated morbidity and mortality.Its presentation ranges from fatty liver to alcoholic hepatitis(AH),cirrhosis,and hepatocellular carcinoma.Although the amount and pattern of alcohol consumption is a well recognized predisposing factor for the development of serious liver pathology,environmental factors and the host’s genetic makeup may also play significant roles that have not yet been entirely explored.Continuing alcohol consumption is a major factor that influences the survival of patients with AH.The presence of cirrhosis at presentation or its development on follow up is a major factor determining the outcome in the long run.This chapter deals with the epidemiology and magnitude of ALD in general and AH in particular.