title: Alcoholic hepatitis: a clinician's guide.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90043, USA.
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Bruce Allen
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Runyon
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001418:Baclofen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D058786:GABA-B Receptor Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006519:Hepatitis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006530:Hepatorenal Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D010074:Oxandrolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010431:Pentoxifylline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012307:Risk Factors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D045930:Anabolic Agents; D058786:GABA-B Receptor Agonists; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D010074:Oxandrolone; D001418:Baclofen; D010431:Pentoxifylline