Do you know that alcoholic liver disease remains a major cause of liver-related mortality worldwide? Most serious form includes alcoholic hepatitis, characterized by persistent inflammation of the liver, and cirrhosis, with progressive scarring of liver tissue. Most of the alcoholics may have a combination of alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis have biochemical features. Despite significant advances in the understanding of the pathogenesis of alcohol-related liver injury, a distinct differentiation between alcoholic hepatitis and alcoholic cirrhosis is a must.
The purpose of this article is to highlight certain features which will be useful in differentiating these two conditions as described in the upcoming sections. Alcohol consumption is well engrained in the social fabric of many adult populations, constituting a behavioural norm. Continued extreme alcohol consumption is a…
