Prednisolone or Pentoxifylline for Alcoholic Hepatitis

R. Thursz, Mark; Richardson, Paul; Allison, Michael; Austin, Andrew; Bowers, Megan; P. Day, Christopher; Downs, Nichola; Gleeson, Dermot; MacGilchrist, Alastair; Grant, Allister; Hood, Steven; Masson, Steven; McCune, Anne; Mellor, Jane; O’Grady, John; Patch, David; Ratcliffe, Ian; Roderick, Paul; Stanton, Louise; Vergis, Nikhil; Wright, Mark; Ryder, Stephen; H. Forrest, Ewan

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1412278

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Prednisolone or Pentoxifylline for Alcoholic Hepatitis

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Apr 22, 2015

Authors:

Mark R. Thursz

Paul Richardson

Michael Allison

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Alcoholic hepatitis is a clinical syndrome characterized by jaundice and liver impairment that occurs in patients with a history of heavy and prolonged alcohol use. The short-term mortality among patients with severe disease exceeds 30%. Prednisolone and pentoxifylline are both recommend...

Subject

Pentoxifylline

Medicine

Prednisolone

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