Alcoholic Liver Disease: An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

The chronic liver disease which is caused by excessive consumption of alcohol is known as alcoholic liver disease. It has various stages, and can progress from alcoholic fatty liver to alcoholic steatohepatitis. It can also lead to more severe medical conditions such as cirrhosis and hepatocellular cancer. The severity to which this disease affects different people can be influenced by epigenetic, genetic and non-genetic factors. A few of its major symptoms are fluid buildup in legs, abnormal bleeding, poor appetite and redness of palms. Alcoholic liver disease can be diagnosed through physical tests, imaging tests and blood tests. The degree of the progression of this disease can be determined by tests such as transient elastography, ultrasonography, MRI and liver biopsy. This book contains some path-breaking studies on alcoholic liver disease. It strives to provide a fair idea about this liver disease and to help develop a better understanding of the latest advances towards its treatment. Researchers and students actively engaged in the field of hepatology will find this book full of crucial and unexplored concepts.