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Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Manuscript Type |
Case Report |
| Article Title |
Case of severe alcoholic hepatitis treated with granulocytapheresis
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Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Yukari Watanabe, Kenya Kamimura, Tomohiro Iwasaki, Hiroyuki Abe, Shunsaku Takahashi, Ken-ichi Mizuno, Manabu Takeuchi, Atsushi Eino, Ichiei Narita and Shuji Terai |
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| Corresponding Author |
Kenya Kamimura, MD, PhD, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, 1-757 Asahimachido-ri, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8510, Japan. kenya-k@med.niigata-u.ac.jp
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| Key Words |
Apheresis; Hepatitis; Alcoholic; Alcoholic hepatitis; Case reports |
| Core Tip |
Severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH) has a high mortality, and it is associated with encephalopathy, acute renal failure, sepsis, gastrointestinal bleeding, and endotoxemia. Corticosteroids (CS) have shown efficacy in patients with AH by inhibiting the production of cytokines. On the other hand, the use of a CS is not always appropriate during the initial stage when the patient is complicated with the infection, gastrointestinal bleeding, etc. which can be progressed by CS. For these cases, granulocytapheresis (GCAP) is expected to significantly improve the prognosis of those with severe AH, as the granulocyte and monocyte apheresis device inhibits liver injury caused by activated neutrophils. We presented here the case successfully treated with GCAP without using CS because of severe infectious status.
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| Publish Date |
2016-11-13 20:17 |
| Citation |
Watanabe Y, Kamimura K, Iwasaki T, Abe H, Takahashi S, Mizuno K, Takeuchi M, Eino A, Narita I, Terai S. Case of severe alcoholic hepatitis treated with granulocytapheresis. World J Clin Cases 2016; 4(11): 369-374 |
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http://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v4/i11/369.htm |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v4.i11.369 |
