title: [Differentiation alcoholic liver cirrhosis from viral liver cirrhosis].
abstract: Liver cirrhosis (LC) in habitual drinkers is divided into three categories: (1) alcoholic LC, (2) LC due to hepatitis C virus and alcohol, and (3) LC due to hepatitis C virus. In Japan, the frequency of LC related to hepatitis B virus in habitual drinkers is comparatively low. Although making a distinct differentiation is very difficult, it is possible to point out some characteristics which ars due to either alcohol or hepatitis C virus: (1) multiple spider angioma, acne rosacea, and palmar erythema are more frequently found in categories 1 and 2 than in 3, (2) levels of AST/ALT, gamma-GTP, TG, ALP, lactate, and UA are higher in category 1 than in 3, (3) enlargement of both lobes is observed in category 1, and (4) abnormality due to alcohol improves relatively soon after abstinence of alcohol.
authors.affiliation: St. Marrianna University Medical School, Institute of Medical Science.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iino
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase