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Journal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal, 2022 Alcoholic hepatitis is a condition with high mortality and morbidity. It is routine to have infectious complications with alcoholic hepatitis. However, ischiorectal abscess with its unique management challenges has not been described in the literature ...
Bhavin Vasavada, Hardik Patel
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Alcoholic Hepatitis Markedly Decreases the Capacity for Urea Synthesis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Data on quantitative metabolic liver functions in the life-threatening disease alcoholic hepatitis are scarce. Urea synthesis is an essential metabolic liver function that plays a key regulatory role in nitrogen homeostasis.
Emilie Glavind +6 more
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Differences between Infected and Noninfected Patients with Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1992 The medical records of 97 patients with alcoholic hepatitis, including 20 with coexisting bacterial infections and 77 with no evidence of bacterial infection, were reviewed to determine whether commonly employed tests would be useful in distinguishing ...
GY Minuk, A Cohen, V Thompson
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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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Corticosteroids and alcoholic hepatitis [PDF]
Hepatology, 1991 The purpose of the study was to determine whether corticosteroids affect short-term mortality from alcoholic hepatitis. A metanalysis was conducted using studies identified through a MEDLINE computer search from 1966 to 1989 and extensive manual searches of associated bibliographies.
Hofer, Timothy P., McMahon, Laurence F.
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Fungi–Bacteria Correlation in Alcoholic Hepatitis Patients [PDF]
Toxins, 2021 Alcohol-related liver disease is one of the most prevalent types of chronic liver diseases globally. Alcohol-related liver disease begins with fatty liver, which further develops into hepatic inflammation, hepatocyte injury, and progresses to fibrosis ...
Bei Gao, Xinlian Zhang, Bernd Schnabl
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Beyond corticosteroids: A systematic review of novel therapeutic strategies in severe alcoholic hepatitis and 90-day survival. [PDF]
World J GastroenterolBACKGROUND Severe alcoholic hepatitis (SAH) carries a 90-day mortality rate approaching 50%. Management includes corticosteroids, nutritional support, and early liver transplantation in selected cases.
Quiñones-Calvo M +5 more
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Annals of Hepatology, 2022 Introduction and Objectives: This study aimed to determine if there is an overlap of alcoholic hepatitis and ACLF criteria and if the presence of ACLF predicts a poor prognosis.
R Chicas López +7 more
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Annals of Hepatology, 2021 Introduction: Bacterial infections in patients with alcoholic hepatitis have a high incidence and can contribute to the developments of organ failure and death. Aims: To determinate the prevalence and epidemiology of bacterial infections in patients with
Alejandra Ochoa +2 more
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Alcoholic Hepatitis: A Common Disease with Uncommon Presentation
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2020 Alcoholic liver disease is one of the leading causes of hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver failure, and hepatic carcinoma. Alcoholic hepatitis refers to the acute onset of symptomatic hepatitis.
Pratik Khatiwada +2 more
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