title: [Controlled trial with ACTH and corticosteroids in patients with cholestatic viral hepatitis].
abstract: Comparison was made between synthetic ACTH (tetracosactide), betamethasone and a normal paradigm (dietary management with glucose solutions, detoxicants and vitamins) over a period at least of 21 days in 27 patients with cholostatic viral hepatitis. Assessment of the clinical and laboratory parameters by means of both covariance and multivariance analysis showed that hormonal therapy offered no significant advantages with respect to the basic treatment protocol.
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D001623:Betamethasone
vernacular_title: Ricerca controllata con ACTH e corticosteroidi in pazienti affetti da epatite virale ad impronta colostatica