Alcoholic liver disease, new aspects of an old problem.
In the therapy of alcoholic liver disease, two recent trends deserve consideration, one is the role of immunologic mechanisms and the other is the effect of nutrition. In various double blind studies no improved survival of corticosteroid treated patients with alcoholic hepatitis has been found. Intravenous hyperalimentation with amino acid solution combined with peroral feeding seemed, however, to have a beneficial effect in alcoholic hepatitis.
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D011379:Prognosis
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones