A STUDY OF CLINICAL PROFILE OF ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE AND ITS RELATION TO ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE SYNDROME

Dr PHUNTSHO CHODEN; Dr YADVENDRA SINGH SIROHI; DR PRAVEEN KUMAR SHARMA; DR V K SASHINDARAN

Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

A STUDY OF CLINICAL PROFILE OF ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE AND ITS RELATION TO ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE SYNDROME

Dr Phuntsho Choden, Dr Yadvendra Singh Sirohi, Dr Praveen Kumar Sharma, Dr V K Sashindaran

Abstract :

SUMMARY

Alcohol is the world’s third largest risk factor for disease burden. Hence we studied the prevalence of ALD in alcohol dependence syndrome (ADS) and their clinical profile.This study is a cross sectional study over 18 months. All patients with ADS as per ICD –10 were enrolled.The clinical profile of alcoholic liver disease, and its prevalence, in alcohol dependence syndrome was studied. Data was analysed using Fisher exact test. All participants were male 100% (n = 370).The prevalence of Alcoholic liver disease was 83.7%(n= 310). 53.2% consumed alcohol in the range of 60 – 79g/day. Mean duration of alcohol consumption was 10.04 ± 5.69 years, average duration of alcohol intake in those with fatty liver, hepatitis and cirrhosis was 7.7, 9.5 and 18.34 years respectively.Mean Discriminant function was 18.86 with DF > 32 in 11.61 % cases. Mean MELD score among these patients was 17.3. The commonest presentation was nausea (51.89%), abdominal pain (30.5%) and tremulousness (27.56%).