ACUTE HEPATITIS OF ALCOHOLISM: A CLINICAL AND LABORATORY STUDY
Authors: Horace B. Cates
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1941)

Article1 August 1941ACUTE HEPATITIS OF ALCOHOLISM: A CLINICAL AND LABORATORY STUDYHORACE B. CATES, M.D.HORACE B. CATES, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-15-2-244 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn an earlier study several liver function tests were carried out upon patients in whom a diagnosis of cirrhosis had been previously confirmed, both by peritoneoscopy and liver biopsy. The excretion of bromsulfalein was found to be the most accurate test to measure the degree of liver damage.1This opinion is in accordance with the experience of other workers.2, 3However, the pathological diagnosis and the estimate of liver function are not always in agreement because some patients, having a high retention of bromsulfalein, die of subacute cirrhosis before marked atrophy occurs; others may survive until marked atrophy of the...Bibliography1. CATES HB: Relation of liver function to cirrhosis of liver and to alcoholism, Arch. Int. Med., 1941, lxvii, 383-398. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. SOFFER LF: Present day status of liver function tests, Medicine, 1935, xiv, 185-254. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. MAGATH TB: Takata-Ara test of liver function, Am. Jr. Digest. Dis. and Nutr., 1936, ii, 713-716. Google Scholar4. GOLDSCHMIDTVARSRAVDIN SHMIS: The influence of foodstuffs upon the susceptibility of the liver to injury by chloroform, and the probable mechanism of their action, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1939, xviii, 277-289. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. MESSINGERHAWKINS WJWB: Arsphenamine liver injury modified by diet, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1940, cxcix, 216-225. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. RICHHAMILTON ARJD: The experimental production of cirrhosis of the liver by means of a deficient diet, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1940, lxvi, 185-198. Google Scholar7. EVANSGRAY NPA: Laennec's cirrhosis: report of 217 cases, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1938, cx, 1159-1161. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. MILLSDRAGSTADT MACA: Bromsulfalein dye retention test as a measure of functional activity of reticulo-endothelial system, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1936, xxxiv, 228-231. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. WALLACE RP: Liver injury in acute alcoholic poisoning, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1927, xxiv, 598-599. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. MACNIDER WD: Acute degenerative changes and the changes of recuperation occurring in the liver from the use of ethyl alcohol, Jr. Pharmacol. and Exper. Therap., 1933, xlix, 100-116. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Los Angeles, California*Received for publication September 4, 1940.From the Department of Medicine, The University of Southern California School of Medicine, and The Los Angeles County Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byImportance of common bile duct stricture associated with chronic pancreatitisAlcoholic hepatitis—A clinical and pathological study of 142 casesThe clinicopathological features of the alcoholic liver injury in Japan and its etiological relationship to hepatitis B virusAlcoholic SteatonecrosisNatural history of alcoholic hepatitisAlcoholic HepatitisObstructive Jaundice as a Complication of PancreatitisBERNARD R. WEINSTEIN, M.D., ROY J. KORN, M.D., F.A.C.P., HYMAN J. ZIMMERMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Disturbances of digestive physiology following acute drinking episodes in “skid-row” alcoholics 1 August 1941Volume 15, Issue 2Page: 244-250KeywordsAtrophyCirrhosisClinical laboratoriesExcretionHepatitis AHospital medicineLaparoscopyLiverLiver function testsResearch laboratories ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1941 PDF downloadLoading ...