title: Spectrum of Alcoholic Liver Disease.
abstract: Liver disease from excessive alcohol consumption is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. There is a clear relationship between alcohol and a variety of health and socioeconomic problems. According to the World Health Organization, 3.3 million people die of alcohol-related causes annually. Despite public knowledge of its potential adverse effects, alcohol consumption and the morbidity and mortality from alcoholic liver disease (ALD) have increased. ALD comprises a spectrum of injury, including simple steatosis, acute alcoholic hepatitis, and cirrhosis. Rather than being distinct disease entities, these pathologic processes frequently overlap.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Kristina Rachel
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Chacko
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 111 East 210th Street, Rosenthal 2C, Bronx, NY 10467, USA. Electronic address: jreinus@montefiore.org.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reinus
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D005235:Fatty Liver, Alcoholic / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006519:Hepatitis, Alcoholic / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000209:etiology; D008108:Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Alcoholic hepatitis; Alcoholic liver disease; Epidemiology of alcohol abuse; Risk factors for alcoholic liver disease