Alcoholic hepatitis: a clinician's guide.

Gina Choi, Bruce Allen Runyon

Journal: Clinics in liver disease 2012;16(2):371-85

PMID: 22541704

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Abstract

Alcoholic hepatitis is a frequent reason for admission and a common consultation request for hepatologists and gastroenterologists. Although it seems to occur acutely, it is usually subacute and often superimposed on underlying alcoholic cirrhosis. Typically patients have a background of drinking on a daily basis, but, in response to a life crisis, patients have started drinking massively.

Address: Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90043, USA.

DOI: 10.1016/j.cld.2012.03.015

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MeSH Terms: Adrenal Cortex Hormones, Anabolic Agents, Baclofen, Dietary Supplements, GABA-B Receptor Agonists, Hepatitis, Alcoholic, Hepatorenal Syndrome, Humans, Liver Transplantation, Oxandrolone, Pentoxifylline, Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors, Risk Factors, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha