Alcoholic hepatitis: Challenges in diagnosis and management

Mohannad Dugum¹, Nizar Zein^{2

3}, Arthur McCullough^{2

4}, Ibrahim Hanouneh^{2

5}

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¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
² Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
³ Associate Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
⁴ Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
⁵ Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. E-mail: hanouni2@ccf.org.

PMID: 25955457
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.82a.14048

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Alcoholic hepatitis: Challenges in diagnosis and management

Mohannad Dugum et al. Cleve Clin J Med. 2015 Apr.

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. 2015 Apr;82(4):226-36.

doi: 10.3949/ccjm.82a.14048.

Authors

Mohannad Dugum¹, Nizar Zein^{2

3}, Arthur McCullough^{2

4}, Ibrahim Hanouneh^{2

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
² Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
³ Associate Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
⁴ Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
⁵ Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. E-mail: hanouni2@ccf.org.

PMID: 25955457
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.82a.14048

Abstract

Alcoholic hepatitis, in its severe form, is a devastating acute condition that requires early recognition and specialized tertiary medical care. This paper summarizes its epidemiology, pathophysiology, assessment, and treatment.

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Alcoholic hepatitis: An important consideration.
Mirrakhimov AE. Mirrakhimov AE. Cleve Clin J Med. 2015 Jun;82(6):335. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.82c.06006. Cleve Clin J Med. 2015. PMID: 26086487 No abstract available.
In Reply: Alcoholic hepatitis: An important consideration.
Dugum M, Zein N, McCullough A, Hanouneh I. Dugum M, et al. Cleve Clin J Med. 2015 Jun;82(6):335-6. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.82c.06007. Cleve Clin J Med. 2015. PMID: 26086488 No abstract available.

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