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Sakaida Isao

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Alcoholic Liver Injury Experienced in Our Department : from the Result for the Past Five Years

山口医学 Volume 35 Issue 1 Page 17-22
published_at 1986-02
Title
当科におけるアルコール性肝障害の検討 : 過去5年間の成績から
Alcoholic Liver Injury Experienced in Our Department : from the Result for the Past Five Years
Creators Nagasawa Toshiaki
Creators Kado Yuji
Creators Sakaida Isao
Creators Sanuki Kazutoshi
Creators Hino Keisuke
Creators Ogino Keiki
Creators Nawata Hiroshi
Creators Shingai Yasushi
Creators Yasunaga Mitsuru
Creators Ezaki Takarou
Creators Ando Keijirou
Creators Okita Kiwamu
Creators Takemoto Tadayoshi
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According to the increase of the alcoholic consumption, the rate of the alcoholic liver disease against the total liver disease accounted for 10% in 1977. Paying attention to the significance of the alcohol as cause of the chronic liver disease, we will report the investigation about the cases of chronic liver disease including the alcoholic liver disease which has entered our department in the past five years. The rate of the alcoholic liver disease against the total liver disease has tended to increase about up to 30% in the past five years. Of the alcoholic liver disease, liver cirrhosis was overwhelmed majority, and the secound was liver fibrosis. With getting age, fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis and liver fibrosis seemed to increase. General fatigue and anorexia were frequent as the symptom, while hepatomegaly was characteristic in alcoholic liver cirrhosis. Regarding blood examination, many cases of alcoholic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis showed hypoalbuminemia and anemia, while in many of alcoholic hepatitis and fatty liver leucocytosis was seen. The abnormality of the γ-GTP level was frequent in the alcoholic hepatitis and the liver fibrosis. The level of serum IgA elevated gradually according to the liver damage by the alcohol. From this analysis, characteristics of alcoholic liver disease was shown clearly.
Subjects
医学 ( Other)
Languages jpn
Resource Type journal article
Publishers 山口大学医学会
Date Issued 1986-02
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[ISSN]0513-1731
[NCID]AN00243156
Schools 医学部