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Acute, Chronic, and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
Bernal W, Wendon J: Acute liver failure, New Engl J Med 369:2525, 2013. [An excellent clinical review.]
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Khungar V, Poordad F: Hepatic encephalopathy, Clin Liver Dis 16:301, 2012. [A good overview of the one of the most ominous sequelae of all forms of liver failure.]
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Yoon E, Babar A, Choudhary M, et al: Acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity: a comprehensive update, J Clin Transl Hepatol 4:131, 2016.
Chung RT, Baumert TF: Curing chronic hepatitis C—the arc of medical triumph, New Engl J Med 370:1576, 2014. [An excellent perspective on why and how hepatitis C can be cured.]
Trepo C, Chan HLY, Lok A: Hepatitis B infection, Lancet 384:2053, 2014. [A thorough look at the continually evolving nature of hepatitis B and our attempts to prevent and treat it.]
Ward JW, Lok AS, Thomas DL: Report on a single-topic conference on “Chronic viral hepatitis—strategies to improve effectiveness of screening and treatment,” Hepatology 55:307, 2012. [An overview of all aspects of chronic viral hepatitis and the relationship of pathology to disease course and management.]
Carey EJ, Ali AH, Lindor KD: Primary biliary cirrhosis, Lancet 386:1565, 2015. [A classic liver disease whose origins remain obscure—the latest in what is understood or hypothesized.]
Lazaridis KN, LaRusso NF: Primary sclerosing cholangitis, N Eng J Med 375:1161, 2016. [A comprehensive review of all aspects of this disease.]
Manns MP, Lohse AW, Vergani D: Autoimmune hepatitis—update 2015, J Hepatol 62:S100, 2015. [A review of pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment approaches.]
Crawford JM: Histologic findings in alcoholic liver disease, Clin Liver Dis 16:699, 2012. [A thorough look at the morphologic changes in alcoholic liver disease and the underlying mechanisms that produce them.]
Kleiner DE: The pathology of drug-induced liver injury, Semin Liver Dis 29:364, 2009.
Louvet A, Mathurin P: Alcoholic liver disease: mechanisms of injury and targeted treatment, Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 12:231, 2015. [A discussion of pathways of disease progression and possible interventions.]