<unk>  is characterized by a number of symptoms, which may include feeling unwell, enlargement of the liver, development of fluid in the abdomen (ascites), and modest elevation of liver enzyme levels (as determined by liver function tests). May also present with Hepatic encephalopathy (brain dysfunction due to liver failure) causing symptoms such as confusion, decreased levels of consciousness, or asterixis, (a characteristic flapping movement when the wrist is extended indicative of hepatic encephalopathy). Severe cases are characterized by profound jaundice, obtundation (ranging from drowsiness to unconsciousness), and progressive critical illness; the mortality rate is 50% within 30 days of onset despite best care.<unk>  is distinct from cirrhosis caused by long-term alcohol consumption.<unk>  can occur in patients with chronic alcoholic liver disease and alcoholic cirrhosis.<unk>  by itself does not lead to cirrhosis, but cirrhosis is more common in patients with long term alcohol consumption. Some alcoholics develop acute hepatitis as an inflammatory reaction to the cells affected by fatty change. This is not directly related to the dose of alcohol. Some people seem more prone to this reaction than others. This inflammatory reaction to the fatty change is called alcoholic steatohepatitis and the inflammation probably predisposes to liver fibrosis by activating hepatic stellate cells to produce collagen. Depiction of a liver failure patient
Alcoholic hepatitis
Viral hepatitis
Ischemic hepatitis
Autoimmune hepatitis
Alcoholic liver disease
Fatty liver disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Idiopathic granulomatous hepatitis