Background: Alcoholic hepatitis (AH) related admissions have been increasing, and severe AH (as defined by a discriminant function [DF] > 32) can carry a one-month mortality rate of up to 50% (Crabb et al). With rising mortality from alcoholic liver disease, early detection of alcohol use disorder to achieve cessation and prevent progression to alcoholic [...]

Case Presentation: The patient is a 32-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse who presented with two days of right upper quadrant pain and non-bloody emesis. He denied any prior diagnosis of liver disease (although alluded to a family history of cirrhosis), renal disease, confusion, or jaundice. He reported drinking a fifth of liquor [...]

Case Presentation: A 30 year old woman with a history of alcoholic cirrhosis, episodes of alcoholic hepatitis and pancreatitis, was transferred to a tertiary care hospital from a community hospital for a liver transplant evaluation. On admission, she had a MELD score of 33. The patient was not a candidate for liver transplant due to [...]

Case Presentation: A 50-year-old woman presented with two weeks of progressively worsening abdominal pain and distention. The abdominal pain was accompanied by yellowing of her eyes and periods of confusion. She reported consuming 4 shots of vodka daily for greater than 10 years. Vital signs were normal. The patient was grossly jaundiced and exhibited scleral [...]

Case Presentation: Significant alcohol consumption can lead to a variety of alcoholic liver diseases ranging from alcoholic fatty liver disease to alcoholic hepatitis. Here, we discuss an atypical presentation of alcoholic hepatitis in a patient initially thought to have a hematologic malignancy. Our patient was a 28-year-old Cantonese-American man presenting with one month of fevers, [...]