title: [Use of liver morphometry in the differential diagnosis of chronic alcohol and narcotic poisoning].
abstract: Data on the quantitative histomorphological involvement of the liver in chronic narcotic and ethanol poisoning and their combination are presented. Alcohol use by narcomaniacs augments hepatocyte damage, which manifests by increased fatty degeneration, increased activity of lobular hepatitis, appearance of the neutrophil admixture in inflammatory infiltration, and stimulation of sclerotic processes leading to an increase in the perimeter of portal tract section at the expense of connective tissue growth. Quantitative analysis of these processes is recommended for forensic medical histological differential diagnosis of chronic narcotic and ethanol poisoning.
authors.forename: Iu I
authors.initials: IuI
authors.lastname: Pigolkin
authors.forename: I N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Bogomolova
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Bogomolov
authors.forename: A Kh
authors.initials: AKh
authors.lastname: Amanmuradov
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D000431:Ethanol / Q000506:poisoning; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology; D009294:Narcotics / Q000506:poisoning; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D009294:Narcotics; D000431:Ethanol