Zieve's syndrome
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'''Zieve's syndrome''' is an acute metabolic condition that can occur during withdrawal from prolonged alcohol abuse. It is defined by [[hemolysis|hemolytic anemia]], hyperlipoproteinaemia (excessive blood [[lipoprotein]]), [[jaundice]], and abdominal pain.<ref name="OTCH">{{cite book | last=Mehta | first=AB |coauthors=N McIntyre | title=Oxford Textbook of Clinical Hepatology | publisher=Oxford University Press | date=2004 | pages=1786–1787 | isbn=0-19-262515-2 }}</ref> The underlying cause is liver delipidization. This is distinct from [[hepatitis#Alcoholic hepatitis|alcoholic hepatitis]], which however may be subsequent or copresent.
== History ==
Zieve's syndrome was initially described in 1958.<ref name="Zieve">{{cite journal | last=Zieve | first=L | title=Jaundice, hyperlipemia and hemolytic anemia: a heretofore unrecognized syndrome associated with alcoholic fatty liver and cirrhosis | journal=Annals of Internal Medicine | volume=48 | pages=471–476 | date=March 1958 | pmid=13521581 }}</ref> Dr Zieve described patients with a combination of [[alcoholic liver disease]], [[hemolytic anemia]] and [[hypertriglyceridemia]].
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