"Hepatitis, Alcoholic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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INFLAMMATION of the LIVER due to ALCOHOL ABUSE. It is characterized by NECROSIS of HEPATOCYTES, infiltration by NEUTROPHILS, and deposit of MALLORY BODIES. Depending on its severity, the inflammatory lesion may be reversible or progress to LIVER CIRRHOSIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D006519
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.552.380.290 C06.552.645.490 C25.775.100.087.645.490
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| Concept/Terms |
Chronic Alcoholic Hepatitis- Chronic Alcoholic Hepatitis
- Alcoholic Hepatitis, Chronic
- Chronic Alcoholic Hepatitides
- Hepatitis, Alcoholic, Chronic
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hepatitis, Alcoholic" by people in Profiles.
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The impact of race and ethnicity on mortality and healthcare utilization in alcoholic hepatitis: a cross-sectional study. BMC Gastroenterol. 2016 Oct 10; 16(1):129.