Successful treatment of severe alcoholic hepatitis with plasma exchange and steroid therapy
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Treatment of severe alcoholic hepatitis with corticosteroids and pentoxifylline.
Despite being themost frequently abused drug for centuries, alcohol was not recognized as a direct hepatotoxin until the 1960s.1 Alcohol abuse accounts for the third leading preventable causeofdeath and the secondmost commoncauseof cirrhosis after hepatitis C virus infection in the United States.2,3 Alcoholichepatitis is a commoncomplicationofalcohol abuse; its severity can range frommild to se...
متن کاملSuccessful Treatment of Cisplatin Overdose with Plasma Exchange
Accidental cisplatin overdose has been occurring with an increasing frequency due to expanding usage of the agent. However, the optimal strategy to treat such patients remains to be established. Here, we report a case of large cisplatin overdose, successfully managed by plasma exchange, intravenous hydration, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) administration, and other supportive car...
متن کاملsevere active ulcerative colitis and resistance to intravenous hydrocortisone therapy: successful treatment with methylprednisolone pulse therapy
ulcerative colitis is a mucosal-inflammatory disease that usually involves the rectum and extends proximally to involve all or part of the colon. medications for treatment include anti-inflammatory agents such as 5-asa compounds, systemic and topical corticosteroids and immunomodulators. a 33 year-old female and 52 year-old male both diagnosed with severe active ulcerative colitis who were resi...
متن کاملControlled trial of methylprednisolone therapy in severe acute alcoholic hepatitis.
The efficacy of methylprednisolone (1 g daily or three days), which is effective in reversing transplant rejection, was assessed in a randomised controlled trial of 55 patients with severe acute alcoholic hepatitis, 34 of whom had encephalopathy. The clinical progress, frequency of bleeding and sepsis, and cause of death were similar in the treatment (27 patients) and control groups (28 patient...
متن کاملSevere acute alcoholic hepatitis: an audit of medical treatment.
Despite advances in treatment, severe alcoholic hepatitis is still associated with a high mortality rate of 30% to 40%. Nutritional support and steroids in selected patients are believed to improve prognosis. In controlled trials steroids have been beneficial in patients with a discriminant function (DF) value >32 or spontaneous hepatic encephalopathy. The aim of this study was to investigate c...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Toseki Igakkai Zasshi
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1883-082X,1340-3451
DOI: 10.4009/jsdt.36.285