Red blood cell mean corpuscular volume: a potential indicator of alcohol usage in a working population
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TL;DR
There appears to be an unexplained association between macrocytosis and mild alcoholic disease of the liver in usually nonanemic and otherwise healthy subjects and the mean corpuscular volume as determined by routine Coulter counts may be a useful screening procedure for alcohol abuse.
Abstract
Abstract:Seventeen insurance company employees were selected consecutively from a list of patients with elevated mean corpuscular volumes on routine automated blood counts. Chronic alcohol consumption was present in 16 patients and was heavy in 11 patients. Nine alcohol consumers had clinical eviden