Zieve's syndrome

ABSTRACT

Seven patients with Zieve's Syndrome are discussed. All were chronic, heavy alcoholics with mild anaemia, reticulocystosis, mildly abnormal liver functions, elevated serum lipids and fatty infiltration of the liver. Follow-up after abstinence showed normalisation of these values, whereas in one patient alcoholic bin ge produced a flare up of all these abnormalities. The occurrence of this syndrome in Iraq should be thought of particularly on a background of increasing alcoholism