Drink responsibly – rapid regression of fatty liver disease on enhanced CT after alcohol withdrawal

A 50-year-old woman is admitted in Emergency Room for acute epigastric pain. She acknowledges the consumption of 6 to 7 beers per day last days before admission (8 to 10 alcohol units per day). Blood samples demonstrate inflammation (CRP: 5,2 mg/dL), hepatocytes cytolysis (AST 3 times higher than no...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: T Kirchgesner, E Danse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
Online Access:https://www.jbsr.be/articles/13