Alcoholic hepatitis

In medicine, alcoholic hepatitis is "inflammation of the liver due to alcohol abuse. It is characterized by necrosis of hepatocytes, infiltration by neutrophils, and deposit of mallory hyaline bodies. depending on its severity, the inflammatory lesion may be reversible or progress to liver cirrhosis."

Treatment
Corticosteroids may help in severe cases.

The role of pentoxifylline is uncertain.