Only in the darkness can you see the stars: Severe alcoholic hepatitis and higher grades of acute-on-chronic liver failure

We read with interest the recently published study by Serst é et al. in the Journal, as well as the subsequent correspondences by Forrest et al. and the original authors.1,2 Both the study and subsequent correspondences agreed on to 2 important aspects in severe alcoholic hepatitis (SAH) related acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF): i) the benefits of cort icosteroids (CS) for SAH in patients with ACLF grades 2 and 3 and ii) the dire need for new clinical trials in this difficult to treat group of patients.

Source: Journal of Hepatology - November 20, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Cyriac Abby Philips, Philip Augustine, Guruprasad Padsalgi, Rizwan Ahamed, Amal Jose, Sasidharan Rajesh Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research