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==Overview==
==Overview==
There is no established system for the classification of [disease name].


OR
Alcoholic liver disease may be classified according to histology and symptoms into different subtypes: reversible and irreversible.
 
[Disease name] may be classified according to [classification method] into [number] subtypes/groups: [group1], [group2], [group3], and [group4].
 
OR
 
[Disease name] may be classified into [large number > 6] subtypes based on [classification method 1], [classification method 2], and [classification method 3].
[Disease name] may be classified into several subtypes based on [classification method 1], [classification method 2], and [classification method 3].
 
OR
 
Based on the duration of symptoms, [disease name] may be classified as either acute or chronic.
 
OR
 
If the staging system involves specific and characteristic findings and features:
According to the [staging system + reference], there are [number] stages of [malignancy name] based on the [finding1], [finding2], and [finding3]. Each stage is assigned a [letter/number1] and a [letter/number2] that designate the [feature1] and [feature2].
 
OR
 
The staging of [malignancy name] is based on the [staging system].
 
OR
 
There is no established system for the staging of [malignancy name].


==Classification==
==Classification==

Revision as of 15:50, 27 November 2017


Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: M. Khurram Afzal, MD [2]


Overview

Alcoholic liver disease may be classified according to histology and symptoms into different subtypes: reversible and irreversible.

Classification

  • Alcoholic liver disease may be classified according to histology into different categories:[1]
    • Alcoholic steatosis - reversible; active alcohol abuse / metabolic syndrome
    • Alcoholic steatohepatitis - reversible; active alcohol abuse / metabolic syndrome
    • Cirrhosis - irreversible; inflammation absent when abstinence from alcohol is observed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alcoholic Liver Disease
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reversible
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Irreversible
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alcoholic Steatosis
 
Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cirrhosis

References

  1. Bruha R, Dvorak K, Petrtyl J (2012). "Alcoholic liver disease". World J Hepatol. 4 (3): 81–90. doi:10.4254/wjh.v4.i3.81. PMC 3321494. PMID 22489260.