Alcoholic hepatitis: Can we outwit the Grim Reaper?

Hepatology. 2015 Sep;62(3):671-3. doi: 10.1002/hep.27852. Epub 2015 May 26.

Abstract

Whether you are an avid reader of the Book Thief or a fan of the Blue Oyster Cult, you know that messing with me is serious business. Be warned, that if you want to outwit me, you better come armed with the ability to predict your future.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Hepatitis, Alcoholic / blood*
  • Hepatitis, Alcoholic / mortality*
  • Humans
  • Lipopolysaccharides / blood*
  • Male
  • Multiple Organ Failure / mortality*
  • Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / etiology*
  • Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / mortality*

Substances

  • Lipopolysaccharides