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Progressive hepatocyte destruction leads to early scar formation and further damage to liver parenchyma. Factors that can predispose individuals to alcoholic cirrhosis include heredity, metabolic disorders, obesity, poor diet, and underlying liver conditions. Long term ingestion of alcohol, especially more than 80g per day, can directly cause alcoholic cirrhosis through inflammation of the liver and formation of Mallory bodies. This results in fibrosis of surrounding liver cells and veins, fatty accumulatio

Author
Carmelli Mariae Calugay
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EN