Importance of the clinical research on alcoholic hepatitis

Alcoholic hepatitis ( AH) is a non-infectious inflammatory injury of the liver and often occurs on the basis of chronic liver dis-ease including fatty liver disease and liver cirrhosis. Acute exacerbation of liver disease due to heavy drinking within a short period of time isa severe manifestation of AH. The prognosis of AH depends on treatment timing and methods, and liver function can quickly recover or rap-idly deteriorate into multiple organ failure. Many clinicians lack the experience in early identification and timely treatment of AH, due to alack of typical clinical manifestations and specific auxiliary examinations, which affects clinical treatment, delays treatment, and exposessome AH patients to the risk of death. Therefore, it is imperative to conduct more clinical studies on AH, summarize real-world data, anddevelop expert consensus.