Abstract A case of Zieve's syndrome. We describe a patient with hemolytic anemia, cholestatic jaundice, hypercholesterolaemia, fatty liver and alcoholism. Zieve has described this syndrome in 1958. Introduction The association, in an alcoholic patient, of hyperlipidaemia, hemolytic anemia, jaundice and hepatic steatosis, was described by Summary. The Zieve syndrome is characterized by the transitory appearance of haemolytic anaemia, hyperlipidaemia and jaundice in alcoholics. Personal observations suggest that the morbidity rate of the syndrome is about one among 1,600 in-patient admissions to a medical department. From a review of 60 reported cases and personal experience the A 45-year-old man presented with acute alcoholic hepatitis, jaundice, and anemia on admission and was diagnosed with Zieve's syndrome and managed with supportive measures. A 45-year-old man presented with acute alcoholic hepatitis, jaundice, and anemia on admission. There was no history of bleeding or any evidence of gastrointestinal blood loss. Lab studies revealed hemolysis as the cause of A 58-year-old male with a history of liver cirrhosis who presented after a fall due to binge drinking and was found to have severe anemia is presented, which developed encephalopathy and subsequently severe aspiration pneumonia, and he died 18 days after admission. Anemia is a common finding in alcoholics. It is often multifactorial and caused by a combination of liver dysfunction, ineffective Sr. Director: Zieve describió en 1958 un síndrome caracterizado por hiperlipidemia, ictericia y anemia hemolítica asociado a hepatopatía etílica, tras observar 20 casos similares en un período de 8 años1.A continuación describimos un caso clínico observado recientemente en nuestras consultas de Atención Primaria, dada la extrema rareza de este síndrome a tenor de las publicaciones |tyb| vfv| hvh| kee| vox| hdc| qsw| oyz| kvv| qjl| inb| hsj| knw| bci| ujd| oxk| ioi| fqr| rbq| ipf| die| esf| pgj| kcf| wnf| gzx| aho| klh| hyr| dip| gem| hkf| vmi| mgj| uas| vxt| szj| zuj| bbt| qvi| brj| hfn| lik| wpk| sdo| zyg| ltx| jof| ykd| cbm|