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Descriptor English:   Hepatitis, Alcoholic 
Descriptor Spanish:   Hepatitis Alcohólica 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Hepatite Alcoólica 
Synonyms English:   Alcoholic Hepatitis
Chronic Alcoholic Hepatitis
Hepatitis, Alcoholic, Chronic  
Tree Number:   C06.552.380.290
C06.552.645.490
C21.739.100.087.645.490
Definition English:   INFLAMMATION of the LIVER due to ALCOHOL ABUSE. It is characterized by NECROSIS of HEPATOCYTES, infiltration by NEUTROPHILS, and deposit of Mallory hyaline bodies. Depending on its severity, the inflammatory lesion may be reversible or progress to LIVER CIRRHOSIS. 
Indexing Annotation English:   considered chronic so do not coord with CHRONIC DISEASE
History Note English:   78 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
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prevention & control physiopathology
parasitology psychology
radiography rehabilitation
radionuclide imaging radiotherapy
surgery therapy
urine ultrasonography
veterinary virology
Record Number:   6660 
Unique Identifier:   D006519 

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