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Acute alcoholic liver disease

MedGen UID:
1315
•Concept ID:
C0001306
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Acute alcoholic hepatitis; Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis
SNOMED CT: Acute alcoholic liver disease (9953008); Acute alcoholic hepatitis (9953008)

Definition

Acute hepatitis resulting from ingestion of alcohol. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAcute alcoholic liver disease

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Interferon lambda 4 genotype and pathway in alcoholic hepatitis.
Støy S, Terczynska-Dyla E, Veidal SS, Rigbolt K, Vilstrup H, Grønbaek H, Hartmann R, Sandahl TD
Scand J Gastroenterol 2021 Mar;56(3):304-311. Epub 2021 Feb 19 doi: 10.1080/00365521.2021.1874046. PMID: 33602032

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Severe acute alcoholic hepatitis and liver transplant: A never-ending mournful story.
Obed A, Bashir A, Stern S, Jarrad A
Clin Mol Hepatol 2018 Dec;24(4):358-366. Epub 2018 Oct 24 doi: 10.3350/cmh.2018.0044. PMID: 30360030Free PMC Article
Malnutrition and the role of nutritional support in alcoholic liver disease.
Achord JL
Am J Gastroenterol 1987 Jan;82(1):1-7. PMID: 3541579
Alcoholic foamy degeneration--a pattern of acute alcoholic injury of the liver.
Uchida T, Kao H, Quispe-Sjogren M, Peters RL
Gastroenterology 1983 Apr;84(4):683-92. PMID: 6825980

Therapy

Severe acute alcoholic hepatitis and liver transplant: A never-ending mournful story.
Obed A, Bashir A, Stern S, Jarrad A
Clin Mol Hepatol 2018 Dec;24(4):358-366. Epub 2018 Oct 24 doi: 10.3350/cmh.2018.0044. PMID: 30360030Free PMC Article
Preliminary observations of d-penicillamine therapy in acute alcoholic liver disease.
Resnick RH, Boitnott J, Iber FL, Makopour H, Cerda JJ
Digestion 1974;11(3-4):257-65. doi: 10.1159/000197590. PMID: 4615021
Disseminated intravascular coagulation in acute alcoholic liver disease.
MacMahon AG
S Afr Med J 1973 Feb 10;47(6):227-8. PMID: 4689006

Clinical prediction guides

Abnormal plasma lipoproteins and lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency in alcoholic liver disease.
Sabesin SM, Hawkins HL, Kuiken L, Ragland JB
Gastroenterology 1977 Mar;72(3):510-8. PMID: 188710
Preliminary observations of d-penicillamine therapy in acute alcoholic liver disease.
Resnick RH, Boitnott J, Iber FL, Makopour H, Cerda JJ
Digestion 1974;11(3-4):257-65. doi: 10.1159/000197590. PMID: 4615021

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