•Alcohol is one of the most common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide,the consumption continuing to increase in many countries.
•Chronic and excessive alcohol ingestion is a major cause of liver disease and is responsible for nearly 50% of the mortality from all cirrhosis.
•Patients with alcoholic liver disease (ALD) may also have risk factors for the other diseases (eg :- coexisting NAFLD or chronic viral hepatitis infection), and these may interact to increase disease severity.
•Three types of ALD are recognised ,but these overlap considerably ,as do the pathological changes seen in the liver.
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Reference:-
- Harrision Internal Medicine 19th e
- Davidson’s 22nd e
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