Alcoholic hepatitis: a clinician's guide

Clin Liver Dis. 2012 May;16(2):371-85. doi: 10.1016/j.cld.2012.03.015.

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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Anabolic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Baclofen / therapeutic use
  • Dietary Supplements
  • GABA-B Receptor Agonists / therapeutic use
  • Hepatitis, Alcoholic / complications
  • Hepatitis, Alcoholic / diagnosis*
  • Hepatitis, Alcoholic / therapy*
  • Hepatorenal Syndrome / complications
  • Hepatorenal Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Hepatorenal Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Oxandrolone / therapeutic use
  • Pentoxifylline / therapeutic use
  • Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Risk Factors
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / antagonists & inhibitors

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Anabolic Agents
  • GABA-B Receptor Agonists
  • Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Oxandrolone
  • Baclofen
  • Pentoxifylline