ICD-11 code : DB94;
Preferred Label : Alcoholic liver disease;
ICD-11 definition : Alcoholic liver disease is damage to the liver and its function due to excessive intake
of alcohol over a prolonged period of time. The diagnosis is made by a history of
excessive intake of alcohol and exclusion of other causes of liver disease. However,
it is important to note that excessive alcohol intake interacts with other causes
of chronic liver disease to worsen the pathological severity and clinical outcome;
important (relatively common) examples are with chronic hepatitis C, obesity and diabetes-related
fatty liver, and haemochromatosis.;
ICD-11 synonym : alcohol liver disease; alcoholic liver damage; ALD - [alcoholic liver disease]; alcoholic liver disorder; ETOH liver disease;
ICD-11 acronym : ALD;
ICD-11 inclusion : acute decompensated chronic alcoholic liver disease;
ICD-11 "other" category code : DB94.Y;
ICD-11 "unspecified" category code : DB94.Z;
Origin ID : 469481605;
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Alcoholic liver disease is damage to the liver and its function due to excessive intake
of alcohol over a prolonged period of time. The diagnosis is made by a history of
excessive intake of alcohol and exclusion of other causes of liver disease. However,
it is important to note that excessive alcohol intake interacts with other causes
of chronic liver disease to worsen the pathological severity and clinical outcome;
important (relatively common) examples are with chronic hepatitis C, obesity and diabetes-related
fatty liver, and haemochromatosis.
