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alcoholic liver disease

medical condition

  • Liver Diseases, Alcoholic
  • alcohol-related liver disease
  • ALD
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Excessive consumption of alcohol can cause liver disease, as well as harming many other body organs. (English)
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About 20 percent of alcoholics and heavy drinkers develop fatty liver, or steatosis. (English)
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In theory, treatment of alcoholic liver disease is simple and straightforward; in practice, it is difficult: the patient must stop drinking alcohol. (English)
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The most important measure in the treatment of alcoholic liver disease is to ensure the total and immediate abstinence from alcohol. This will sometimes require admission to an in-patient medical ward for prophylactic treatment of withdrawal symptoms such as delirium tremens and seizures. (English)
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Patients with end-stage alcoholic liver disease should be referred for liver transplantation especially if they have been abstinent of alcohol for 6 months. (English)
Alcoholic liver diseases
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alkoholické poškození jater
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Liver Diseases, Alcoholic
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Alcoholic liver disease
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Alcoholic liver disease
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