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Pneumocystis pneumonia after use of corticosteroids in a man with severe alcoholic hepatitis: A case report

RATIONALE: Severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH) has a very high mortality rate. Current guidelines recommend oral corticosteroids as first-line agents in individuals with severe AH to reduce short-term mortality. However, systemic corticosteroids have serious adverse effects. In individuals with AH, infe...

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Autores principales: Chung, Min Woo, Kim, Uh Jin, Jun, Chung Hwan, Cho, Sung Bum, Park, Seon Young, Park, Chang Hwan, Kim, Hyun Soo, Choi, Sung Kyu, Rew, Jong Sun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6959895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31914071
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000018696