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alcoholic hepatitis

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000218

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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-000218
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymschronic alcoholic hepatitis
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsohepatitis
TranslationsSpanish: hepatitis alcohólica
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000218",
  "term": "alcoholic hepatitis",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "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.",
  "synonyms": [
    "chronic alcoholic hepatitis"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "hepatitis"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "hepatitis alcohólica"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/alcoholic-hepatitis/"
}

Record 218 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.