PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Summers, Jaye
ED  - Shah, Vijay
TI  - Update on Managing Alcoholic Liver Disease and Alcoholic Hepatitis
DP  - 2015 Sep 07
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 2--4
VI  - 15
IP  - 14
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/14/2.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/14/2.full
AB  - Alcoholic liver disease is a leading cause of liver-related mortality and is associated with a significant financial burden. The 2010 treatment guidelines recommend corticosteroids and pentoxifylline, although the evidence for their utility is inconsistent. Although controversial, there is a small group of patients who may be candidates for liver transplant.