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==Overview== | |||
[[Alcoholic Hepatitis]] is suspected to occur in [[patients]] with excessive [[drinking]] over the [[decades]].[[Symptoms]] of [[Alcoholic hepatitis]] can vary from [[mild]] to [[severe]].The symptoms include [[nausea]],[[malaise]], low-grade [[fever]], [[abdominal Pain]], yellow discoloration of [[skin]] increased [[abdominal]] girth due to [[ascites]], [[gastrointestinal]] [[bleeding]] due to variceal [[hemorrhage]], [[lack of appetite]], [[confusion]], and [[lethargy]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
*[[Alcoholic Hepatitis]] occurs in [[patients]] with excessive [[drinking]] over the [[decades]] | |||
* [[Alcoholic Hepatitis]] can also occur after short period of [[drinking]] 100 g [[alcohol]] daily. | |||
* Heavy [[drinking]] is considered as [[drinking]] ≥15 drinks/week in [[men]] and ≥8 drinks/week in [[women]]. | |||
* [[Binge drinking]] is defined as consumption of ≥5 [[drinks]] in [[men]] and ≥ four [[drinks]] in [[women]] in 2 hours. | |||
*According to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) states that consumption of > 3 drinks (approximately 40 g) per day in [[women]] and 4 drinks (approximately 60 g) per day in [[men]] is considered as threshold for [[Alcoholic Hepatitis]]<ref name="pmid27373612">{{cite journal| author=Dugum MF, McCullough AJ| title=Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis, the Clinical Aspects. | journal=Clin Liver Dis | year= 2016 | volume= 20 | issue= 3 | pages= 499-508 | pmid=27373612 | doi=10.1016/j.cld.2016.02.008 | pmc=6130321 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27373612 }} </ref> | |||
==Symptoms== | ==Symptoms== | ||
* [[Symptoms]] of [[Alcoholic hepatitis]] can vary from [[mild]] to [[severe]]. The [[symptoms]] include:<ref> {{cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470217/ |title=Alcoholic Hepatitis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | |||
** [[Nausea]] | |||
* [[ | ** [[Malaise]] | ||
* | ** Low-grade [[fever]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[Abdominal Pain]] | ||
* [[Ascites]] | ** Yellow discoloration of [[skin]] | ||
* | ** Increased [[abdominal]] girth due to [[Ascites]] | ||
* [[ | ** [[Gastrointestinal]] [[bleeding]] due to variceal [[hemorrhage]] | ||
** [[Lack of appetite]] | |||
* [[ | ** [[Confusion]] | ||
* | ** [[Lethargy]] | ||
* [[ | |||
* [[ | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shadan Mehraban, M.D.[2]
Overview
Alcoholic Hepatitis is suspected to occur in patients with excessive drinking over the decades.Symptoms of Alcoholic hepatitis can vary from mild to severe.The symptoms include nausea,malaise, low-grade fever, abdominal Pain, yellow discoloration of skin increased abdominal girth due to ascites, gastrointestinal bleeding due to variceal hemorrhage, lack of appetite, confusion, and lethargy.
History
- Alcoholic Hepatitis occurs in patients with excessive drinking over the decades
- Alcoholic Hepatitis can also occur after short period of drinking 100 g alcohol daily.
- Heavy drinking is considered as drinking ≥15 drinks/week in men and ≥8 drinks/week in women.
- Binge drinking is defined as consumption of ≥5 drinks in men and ≥ four drinks in women in 2 hours.
- According to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) states that consumption of > 3 drinks (approximately 40 g) per day in women and 4 drinks (approximately 60 g) per day in men is considered as threshold for Alcoholic Hepatitis[1]
Symptoms
- Symptoms of Alcoholic hepatitis can vary from mild to severe. The symptoms include:[2]
- Nausea
- Malaise
- Low-grade fever
- Abdominal Pain
- Yellow discoloration of skin
- Increased abdominal girth due to Ascites
- Gastrointestinal bleeding due to variceal hemorrhage
- Lack of appetite
- Confusion
- Lethargy
References
- ↑ Dugum MF, McCullough AJ (2016). "Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis, the Clinical Aspects". Clin Liver Dis. 20 (3): 499–508. doi:10.1016/j.cld.2016.02.008. PMC 6130321. PMID 27373612.
- ↑ "Alcoholic Hepatitis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf".