Grand Rounds: Alcoholic Hepatitis

Alcoholic hepatitis presents with acute on chronic liver failure among patients with chronic and active heavy use of alcohol, with high short-term mortality. These patients suffer from two problems, namely hepatic dysfunction and alcohol use disorder. Short-term outcome is impacted by liver failure and the long-term outcome by alcoholism and relapse to alcohol use. Clearly, these patients need integrated and coordinated management from the beginning by multi-disciplinary team. Herein, we describe a clinical vignette on a 33 year old male patient who survived the first episode of alcoholic hepatitis with this integrated management approach.
Source: Journal of Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Grand Rounds Source Type: research