nutritional cirrhosis
nu·trit·ion·al cir·rho·sis
alcoholic cirrhosis
A clinicopathologic entity which occurs in up to 20% of those who drink too much alcohol for a decade or more.Clinical findings Ascites, increased infections including pneumonia, poor self-care, hepatic encephalopathy, liver fibrosis leading to portal hypertension, and oesophageal varices (bleeding from which is a common terminal event).
Pathological findings Alcoholic cirrhosis is defined by the histologic triad:
(1) Diffuse fibrosis with lobular collapse.
(2) Regenerative nodules of hepatocytes and bile duct proliferation.
(3) Hepatocellular necrosis and mild hemosiderin deposition.