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Update on Alcoholic Hepatitis [PDF]
Biomolecules, 2015 Alcoholic liver disease is one of the most prevalent liver diseases worldwide, and a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Alcoholic hepatitis is a severe form of liver injury in patients with alcohol abuse, can present as an acute on chronic liver ...
Natalie J. Torok
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Veillonella Bacteremia in Alcoholic Hepatitis [PDF]
Case Reports in Hepatology, 2021 Veillonella species are commensal bacteria of the human oral, gut, and vaginal microbiota that are rarely identified as clinically relevant pathogens.
Patrick Lee +4 more
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Infections in Alcoholic Hepatitis. [PDF]
J Clin Transl Hepatol, 2022 Severe alcoholic hepatitis (sAH) is defined by a modified discriminant function ≥32 or model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) >20. Patients with sAH are in an immunocompromised state attributed to cirrhosis-related immunoparesis and corticosteroid use.
Kaur B, Rosenblatt R, Sundaram V.
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Exploration and Validation of Key Genes and Immune Infiltration in Alcoholic Hepatitis [PDF]
Journal of Inflammation ResearchYingna Mei,1 Yitao Zheng,2 Xingfen Zhang,1 Ting Hu,1 Xiaoqing Zheng,1 Cui Zhang,3 Qinzhi Deng1 1Department of Liver Disease, Ningbo No.2 Hospital, Ningbo, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Surgery Division, Ningbo
Mei Y +6 more
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Moderate Alcoholic Hepatitis. [PDF]
Clin Liver Dis, 2021 The natural history of moderate alcoholic hepatitis (AH) is not well known. It is a frequent disease with a probable underestimated incidence compared with its severe form. Among the different prognostic scores predicting short-term mortality in AH, MELD seems to be the most accurate. The mortality of moderate AH is 3% to 7% in the short to medium term
Clemente-Sánchez A +2 more
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Diagnostic performance of procalcitonin for bacterial infection in severe alcoholic hepatitis compared with C-reactive protein [PDF]
BMC GastroenterologyBackground Severe alcoholic hepatitis is a catastrophic disease with a mortality rate of up to 35–50% at 30 days. Bacterial infection is an important prognostic factor in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis, but it is difficult to detect the ...
Min Kyu Kang +16 more
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Pentoxifylline for alcoholic hepatitis [PDF]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2009 Alcoholic hepatitis is a life-threatening disease, with an average mortality of approximately 40%. There is no widely accepted, effective treatment for alcoholic hepatitis. Pentoxifylline is used to treat alcoholic hepatitis, but there has been no systematic review to assess its effects.To assess the benefits and harms of pentoxifylline in alcoholic ...
Whitfield, Kate +3 more
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Alcoholic Hepatitis: A Review [PDF]
Alcohol and Alcoholism, 2019 AbstractAlcoholic liver disease (ALD) represents a spectrum of injury, ranging from simple steatosis to alcoholic hepatitis to cirrhosis. Regular alcohol use results in fatty changes in the liver which can develop into inflammation, fibrosis and ultimately cirrhosis with continued, excessive drinking.
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A Comparative Observational Study on the Effect of Leptin in Regulating Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha (TNF-α) in Patients with Alcoholic Hepatitis in a Tertiary Healthcare Setting [PDF]
Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied SciencesBackground: Alcoholic hepatitis is a chronic liver disease characterized by jaundice and hepatomegaly, influenced by excessive alcohol consumption, elevated pro-inflammatory cytokines, and decreased leptin levels.
C. Sneha Shankari +5 more
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