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44 year old with ALD

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  CHIEF COMPLAINTS   44 year old male came to casualty with chief complaints of fever with chills on and off high grade associated with chills and rigor  HOPI  patient was apparently asymptomatic 12 years back had history of intake of alcohol initially 90 ml   gradually progress to amount of 200 ml  since 2 years patient was on alcohol 200 ml , quantity increased to daily intake  of with no  or minimal food intake H/O agressive behaviour  tremors +  decreased appetite  yellowish discoloration of sclera present  vomiting of 1 episode , patient was admitted in outside hospital and treated as alcoholic liver disease With TB - 23.7 gradually reduced to 2.5   pain abdomen +  passing stools (1-2 ) episodes/day  No loose stools , vomitings,malena ,blood in stools  Past history  N/K/C/O - DM, ASTHMA,TB , EPILEPSY Personal history  married  appetite - lost  bowel - regular  micturition - normal  known alcoholic since 12 years  GENERAL EXAMINATION  no pallor,icterus,cyano