In Zieve syndrome (thesaurus synonyms: Acute alcoholic hepatitis; Acute alcoholic liver failure; Alcoholic cirrhosis; Alcoholic liver failure; Alcoholic steatosis hepatis; Alcoholic fatty liver degeneration; Alcoholic fatty liver; Alcoholic fatty liver cirrhosis; Alcoholic hepatitis; Alcoholic hepatopathy; Alcoholic Laënnec liver cirrhosis; Alcoholic liver fibrosis; Alcoholic liver disease; Alcoholic hepatic sclerosis; Alcoholic liver cirrhosis; Alcoholic liver cirrhosis with esophageal varices; Alcoholic liver cirrhosis with esophageal variceal hemorrhage; Alcoholic liver damage; Alcoholic hepatic coma; Alcoholic liver failure; Alcoholic cirrhosis; Alcohol toxic fatty liver; Alcohol toxic hepatitis; Alcohol toxic hepatomegaly; Alcohol toxic hepatopathy; Alcohol toxic liver disease; Alcohol toxic liver injury; Alcohol toxic liver sclerosis; Alcohol toxic liver cirrhosis; Alcohol toxic liver parenchymal damage; Alcohol toxic liver damage; Alcohol toxic liver coma; Alcohol toxic liver failure; Alcohol toxic steatosis hepatis; Ethyl toxic cirrhosis hepatis; Ethyl toxic liver failure; Chronic alcoholic hepatitis; Chronic alcoholic liver failure; Laënnec cirrhosis; Macronodular alcoholic cirrhosis; Micronodular alcoholic cirrhosis; Laënnec disease; Nutritive alcoholic cirrhosis; Portal alcoholic cirrhosis; Postnecrotic alcoholic cirrhosis; Subacute alcoholic liver failure; ICD-10 K70) it is a triad of:
- Hyperlipoproteinemia (synonym: hyperlipidemia; dyslipidemia).
- Hemolytic anemia – anemia caused by increased breakdown of erythrocytes (red blood cells).
- Alcohol toxic hepatitis (liver inflammation) with icterus (jaundice), after many years of alcohol abuse (alcohol dependence).
Optionally, the syndrome may also be combined with cirrhosis (irreversible damage to the liver and a pronounced remodeling of liver tissue) and / or pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas).
In most cases, the syndrome is a result of excessive alcohol consumption.
Zieve syndrome is a rare condition.
Sex ratio: Men are more likely to develop Zieve’s syndrome than women.
Course and prognosis: Zieve syndrome is acute and severe. With alcohol abstinence, it is possible that the disease will resolve.The disease can be lethal (fatal).
