Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) precipitated by severe alcoholic hepatitis: another collateral damage of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Esra Görgülü, Wen Gu, Jonel Trebicka, Victoria T. Mücke, Marcus Maximilian Muecke, Mireen Friedrich‐Rust, Joerg Bojunga, Stefan Zeuzem, Fabian Finkelmeier, Kai‐Henrik Peiffer
Abstract
We have read with interest the study recently published by Bajaj and colleagues.[1][1] The authors convincingly demonstrate that underlying cirrhosis should be considered a high-risk comorbid condition among patients with COVID-19. However, increasing evidence demonstrates that patients not infected
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Alcoholic hepatitisCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PandemicCollateral damageCirrhosisMedicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCollateralChronic hepatitisSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Alcoholic liver diseaseLiver damageChronic alcoholismIntensive care medicineGastroenterologyInternal medicineImmunologyPathologyPsychologyVirusPolitical scienceDiseaseCriminologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)LawOutbreakLiver Disease and TransplantationLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentDrug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection