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Histopathology of Alcoholic Liver Disease Neil D. Theise, MD Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) has
been recognized for centuries, but the growing epidemic of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
(NAFLD) makes it clear that ALD is a subset of the general class of fatty liver diseases. The
histopathological findings of both ALD and NAFLD overlap significantly, and this is an important
topic to which we will return at the end of this essay. ALD has three categories of …