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Alcoholic hepatitis: Challenges in diagnosis and management
Mohannad Dugum, MD, Nizar Zein, MD, Arthur McCullough, MD and Ibrahim Hanouneh, MD
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2015, 82 (4) 226-236; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14048
Mohannad Dugum
Department of Internal Medicine, Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Nizar Zein
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic; Associate Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Arthur McCullough
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic; Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Ibrahim Hanouneh
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic; Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western University, Cleveland, OH

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: Challenges in diagnosis and management
Mohannad Dugum, Nizar Zein, Arthur McCullough, Ibrahim Hanouneh
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Apr 2015, 82 (4) 226-236; DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.82a.14048
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