Corticosteroids are the only remaining pharmacologic option for severe alcoholic hepatitis, according to a meta-analysis of nine studies by a team of international researchers.
The study highlights the need for new treatments for this syndrome of jaundice and liver failure that occurs in a minority of heavy consumers of alcohol.
“The bottom line is that prednisolone is currently the only option for treating patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis, but at present, the benefit does not last