INFLAMMATION of the LIVER due to ALCOHOL ABUSE. It is characterized by NECROSIS of HEPATOCYTES, infiltration by NEUTROPHILS, and deposit of MALLORY BODIES. Depending on its severity, the inflammatory lesion may be reversible or progress to LIVER CIRRHOSIS.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D006519
altLabel
Alcoholic Hepatitis
Hepatitis, Alcoholic, Chronic
Alcoholic Hepatitis, Chronic
Chronic Alcoholic Hepatitis
Chronic Alcoholic Hepatitides
AQL
BL CF CL CN CO DG DH DI DT EC EH EM EN EP ET GE HI IM ME MI MO NU PA PC PP PS PX RH RT SU TH UR VE VI
cui
C0019187
C0524610
DC
1
definition
INFLAMMATION of the LIVER due to ALCOHOL ABUSE. It is characterized by NECROSIS of HEPATOCYTES, infiltration by NEUTROPHILS, and deposit of MALLORY BODIES. Depending on its severity, the inflammatory lesion may be reversible or progress to LIVER CIRRHOSIS.