Symptoms and signs of acute alcoholic hepatitis

Table 1 Common signs and symptoms amongst hospitalized patients with alcoholic hepatitis

Symptom or Sign	% of patients
	Mendenhall et al[1](n = 363)	Lischner et al[2](n = 169)
Hepatomegaly	87	81
Jaundice	60	37
Ascites	57	35
Hepatic encephalopathya	45	18
Splenomegaly	26
Fever	23	56
GI hemorrhage	10	23
Malnutritionb	90	56
Esophageal varices		12
Abdominal pain	18

^aDefined as altered consciousness, coma, and/or asterixis;

^bDefined as muscle wasting, weight loss, low albumin, amenorrhea, or pellagra.