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2017•Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical ResearchOpen access

Impact of alcohol on liver disease

Bhishma Ghimire, Dilli Ram Thanait

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Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) develops in patients consuming excessive quantities of alcohol which result in fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and chronic hepatitis with liver fibrosis or cirrhosis. Alcohol related health issues are at the forefront of the medical agenda now a day’s, as alcohol related liver disease and mortality rate keeps on increasing. To enhance the quality of life, the optimal approach to the reduction of alcoholic liver disease should focus on early identification and an effective intervention.Keywords: ALD.

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Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) develops in patients consuming excessive quantities of alcohol which result in fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and chronic hepatitis with liver fibrosis or cirrhosis. Alcohol related health issues are at the forefront of the medical agenda now a day’s, as alcohol related liver disease and mortality rate keeps on increasing. To enhance the quality of life, the optimal approach to the reduction of alcoholic liver disease should focus on early identification and an effective intervention.Keywords: ALD.

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Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) develops in patients consuming excessive quantities of alcohol which result in fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and chronic hepatitis with liver fibrosis or cirrhosis. Alcohol related health issues are at the forefront of the medical agenda now a day’s, as alcohol related liver disease and mortality rate keeps on increasing. To enhance the quality of life, the optimal approach to the reduction of alcoholic liver disease should focus on early identification and an effective intervention.Keywords: ALD.

Key concepts: Alcoholic hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Alcoholic liver disease, Fatty liver, Liver disease, Medicine, Alcohol, Liver fibrosis

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