Adrenocorticosteroid therapy in alcoholic hepatitis
- 1 June 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Digestive Diseases and Sciences
- Vol. 22 (6) , 477-484
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01072499
Abstract
In a prospective, randomized, double-blind study of prednisolone therapy of acute alcoholic hepatitis, 39% of the total group of 28 patients died. Mortality and cumulative survival were similar in steroid- and placebo-treated patients. After 14 days of therapy, the serum albumin concentration and white blood count were significantly higher in the steroid group, but all other parameters were similar. An increased risk of fungal infection appeared to be associated with steroid therapy.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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