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Alcohol-related liver disease

Last reviewed: 15 Nov 2025
Last updated: 10 Dec 2024

Summary

Definição

Анамнез и осмотр

Ключевые диагностические факторы

  • abdominal pain
  • hepatomegaly
  • hematemesis and melena
  • venous collaterals
  • splenomegaly
  • hepatic mass
  • jaundice
  • palmar erythema
  • cutaneous telangiectasia
  • asterixis
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Другие диагностические факторы

  • ascites
  • weight loss
  • weight gain
  • malnutrition and wasting
  • anorexia
  • fatigue
  • confusion
  • pruritus
  • fever
  • nausea and vomiting
  • finger clubbing
  • Dupuytren contracture
  • leg swelling
  • parotid gland enlargement
  • gynecomastia
  • hypogonadism
  • dementia
  • peripheral neuropathy
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Факторы риска

  • prolonged and heavy alcohol consumption
  • hepatitis C
  • female sex
  • cigarette smoking
  • obesity
  • age >65 years
  • Hispanic ethnicity
  • genetic predisposition
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Диагностические исследования

Исследования, которые показаны в первую очередь

  • serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT)
  • serum AST/ALT ratio
  • serum alkaline phosphatase
  • serum bilirubin
  • serum albumin, protein
  • serum gamma glutamyl transferase (gamma-GT)
  • CBC
  • serum electrolytes, magnesium, phosphorus
  • serum BUN and creatinine
  • serum prothrombin time (PT), INR
  • hepatic ultrasound
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Исследования, проведение которых нужно рассмотреть

  • viral hepatitis serology
  • serum iron, ferritin, transferrin
  • urine copper (24-hour collection)
  • serum ceruloplasmin
  • serum antimitochondrial antibody (AMA)
  • serum antinuclear antibody (ANA) and antismooth muscle antibody (ASMA)
  • serum alpha-1 antitrypsin level
  • serum ammonia
  • serum folate
  • noninvasive tests of liver elasticity
  • CT abdomen, MRI abdomen
  • liver biopsy
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Неотложные исследования

  • serum carbohydrate-deficient transferrin test
  • serum mitochondrial AST
  • Phosphatidylethanol (PEth)

Алгоритм лечения

ПРОДОЛЖЕНИЕ

all patients

Составители

Авторы

Craig McClain, MD
Craig McClain

Professor

Chief of Research Affairs

Associate Vice President for Health Affairs/Research

Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Department of Medicine

University of Louisville School of Medicine

Louisville

KY

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CM receives contract research support from the National Institutes of Health, the Veterans Administration, and Target Pharma Solutions.

Luis Marsano, MD
Luis Marsano

Professor and Director of Hepatology

Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Department of Medicine

University of Louisville School of Medicine

Louisville

KY

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LM declares that he has no competing interests.

Выражение благодарностей

Dr Craig McClain and Dr Luis Marsano would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Mihir Patel, a previous contributor to this topic.

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MP declares that he has no competing interests.

Рецензенты

Lorenzo Leggio, MD, MSc

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies

Brown University

Providence

RI

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LL declares that he has no competing interests.

Nancy Reau, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

University of Chicago

Center for Liver Disease

Chicago

IL

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NR declares that she has no competing interests.

Nick Sheron, MD, FRCP

Head of Clinical Hepatology and Senior Lecturer

Division of Infection, Inflammation and Immunity

University of Southampton Medical School

Southampton General Hospital NHS Trust

Southampton

UK

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NS has received research grants from the Medical Research Council (MRC), Wellcome Trust, British Liver Trust, Alcohol Education Research Council, and various other funding bodies. He has undertaken paid consultancy work and received traveling expenses from pharmaceutical companies developing drugs for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and liver disease. He has been paid for medico-legal work in the areas of hepatitis C and alcohol-related liver disease. The following memberships and advisory work are unpaid apart from traveling expenses: EU Alcohol Forum, EU Alcohol Marketing Taskforce, Royal College of Physicians Alcohol Committee, Alcohol Health Alliance UK. NS has undertaken advisory and media work for the UK Department of Health, Home Office, Department of Transport, Cross Cabinet Strategy Committee, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Southampton City Council, UK Police, and British Liver Trust, and various other NGOs, local government, and other bodies. NS is an unpaid trustee of the Drinkaware Trust, an independent body set up by the UK Government to use industry resources to reduce alcohol-related harm. The Trust is funded entirely by the alcohol industry, with a board of trustees comprising 5 industry members, 5 members with alcohol-related health expertise, and 3 lay members.

Alastair MacGilchrist, MD, FRCP

Consultant Hepatologist

Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Edinburgh

UK

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AM declares that he has no competing interests.

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Основные статьи

Jophlin LL, Singal AK, Bataller R, et al. ACG clinical guideline: alcohol-associated liver disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2024 Jan 1;119(1):30-54.Полный текст  Аннотация

Crabb DW, Im GY, Szabo G, et al. Diagnosis and treatment of alcohol-associated liver diseases: 2019 practice guidance from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. Hepatology. 2020 Jan;71(1):306-33.Полный текст  Аннотация

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