title: Hematologic effects of acute and chronic alcohol abuse.
abstract: Alcoholism affects 3 to 10 per cent of the American population. Alcohol is toxic to all organ systems. This article summarizes current information about the hematologic sequelae of alcohol abuse. A brief summary of ethanol-related metabolic events is followed by discussion of specific disorders of erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets, and the immune apparatus.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Girard
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: McAfee
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000502:physiology; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity; D007501:Iron / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D007501:Iron