Comparison of truncal hair distribution in alcoholic liver disease and alcohol-related chronic pancreatitis.
The present study shows that scanty hair distribution over the trunk is a specific finding in patients with alcoholic liver disease (ALD), and is not seen in alcoholic pancreatitis. This observation not only provides a useful clinical marker of individuals at increased risk of developing alcohol-related liver disease, but from the pathogenetic viewpoint, it suggests that at the tissue level, the male sex hormones protect the liver against ethanol-related damage.
Kumar
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Department of Gastroenterology, Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Aggarwal
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SR
Anand
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D002908:Chronic Disease; D006197:Hair / Q000254:growth & development; D006801:Humans; D008108:Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D019512:Pancreatitis, Alcoholic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011944:Receptors, Androgen / Q000378:metabolism
D011944:Receptors, Androgen