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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2014; 20(34): 11929-11934
Published online Sep 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i34.11929
Published online Sep 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i34.11929
Alcoholic hepatitis and concomitant hepatitis C virus infection
Mohamed Shoreibah, Ashwani K Singal, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0012, United States
Bhupinderjit S Anand, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Michael DeBakey VA Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, United States
Author contributions: Shoreibah M performed literature search and wrote the manuscript; Anand BS reviewed the final manuscript; Singal AK conceived the idea of the review article, performed literature search and reviewed the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Ashwani K Singal, MD, MS, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Alabama Birmingham, 1808 7th Ave South, BDB 351, Birmingham, AL 35294-0012, United States. ashwanisingal.com@gmail.com
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Received: January 28, 2014
Revised: March 25, 2014
Accepted: May 28, 2014
Published online: September 14, 2014
Revised: March 25, 2014
Accepted: May 28, 2014
Published online: September 14, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: The article describes prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection and its impact on outcomes among patients with alcoholic hepatitis. The article deals with controversies and lack of guidelines on treating alcoholic hepatitis patients especially use of corticosteroids in this sick patient population.