[Acute hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis: the intermediate and final stages in liver damage induced by chronic alcohol abuse].
Having briefly analyzed the metabolism of ethanol in man, the author describes hepatocellular damage induced by alcohol abuse and histological, clinical and biohumoral features of acute alcoholic hepatitis, chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis. Seventy-five clinical cases of acute alcoholic hepatitis, chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis are also illustrated, studied and observed during five years.
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I Divisione di Geriatria, USL RM4, Ospedale Addolorata, Roma.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D002908:Chronic Disease; D000431:Ethanol / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D005260:Female; D006519:Hepatitis, Alcoholic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male
D000431:Ethanol
Epatite acuta, epatite cronica, cirrosi: tappe intermedie e finali del danno epatico indotto dall'abuso cronico di alcool.