Prevalence and natural history of alcoholic liver disease

Clin Liver Dis. 2012 Nov;16(4):659-66. doi: 10.1016/j.cld.2012.08.001.

Abstract

Alcoholic liver disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among people who drink excessive amounts of alcohol. There is a spectrum of liver injury that ranges from steatosis to varying stages of hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis, with subsequent risk for hepatocellular carcinoma. Steatohepatitis can occur at any stage of disease.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alcohol Drinking / adverse effects
  • Alcoholic Beverages / adverse effects
  • Alcoholic Beverages / analysis
  • Disease Progression
  • Fatty Liver, Alcoholic / epidemiology
  • Fatty Liver, Alcoholic / etiology
  • Female
  • Hepatitis, Alcoholic / epidemiology
  • Hepatitis, Alcoholic / etiology
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / epidemiology
  • Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / etiology
  • Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / epidemiology*
  • Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / etiology*
  • Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / prevention & control
  • Male
  • Prevalence
  • Risk Factors
  • United States / epidemiology