More than meets the eye: Severe alcoholic hepatitis can present as acute-on-chronic liver failure

Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a relatively new definition that recognises and classifies acute decompensation in chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, and links this to clinical prognostic predictions. While the concept of ACLF is generally accepted, experts from Europe (the European Association for the Study of the Liver) and Asian-Pacific regions (the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver) define ACLF by somewhat different criteria.1 –4 The general use of the ACLF terminology is also gaining interest amongst hepatologists in the United States.
Source: Journal of Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research