Alcoholic Hepatitis: A Clinician’s Guide - 26/04/12
Doi : 10.1016/j.cld.2012.03.015
Gina Choi, MD a, Bruce Allen Runyon, MD b, ⁎ 
a Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Building 115, Room 215, Los Angeles, CA 90043, USA
b Department of Medicine, Santa Monica/UCLA Medical Center, 1223 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA
Corresponding author.Résumé |
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.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Alcoholic liver disease, Pentoxifylline, Corticosteroids, Discriminant function
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Vol 16 - N° 2
P. 371-385 - mai 2012 Retour au numéro
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