Databases	Search Strategies	date of search
The Cochrane Hepato‐Biliary Group Controlled Trials Register of	#1 = RCT AND glucocorticosteroids AND hepatitis, #2 = RCT AND prednisone AND hepatitis, #3 = RCT AND prednisolone AND hepatitis, #4 = RCT AND hydrocortisone AND hepatitis, #5 = RCT AND corticosteroids AND hepatitis, #6 = RCT AND cortisone AND hepatitis, #7 = RCT AND budosonide AND hepatitis, #8 = RCT AND beclomethasone AND hepatitis, #9 = RCT AND dexamethasone AND hepatitis, #10 = RCT AND cortisol AND hepatitis, #11 = RCT AND fluocortolone AND hepatitis.	Search performed 01.07.03. 162 references were identified.
The Cochrane Library (Issue 2, 2003)	#1 = glucocorticosteroids AND hepatitis, #2 = prednisone AND hepatitis, #3 = prednisolone AND hepatitis, #4 = RCT AND hydrocortisone AND hepatitis, #5 = corticosteroids AND hepatitis, #6 = cortisone AND hepatitis, #7 = budosonide AND hepatitis, #8 = beclomethasone AND hepatitis, #9 = dexamethasone AND hepatitis, #10 = cortisol AND hepatitis, #11 = fluocortolone AND hepatitis.	Search performed 01.07.03. 261 references were identified.
MEDLINE	We used the search strategy developed by the Cochrane Collaboration (Cochrane Reviewers' Handbook 4.1.5, 11a.15 Appendix B) AND: #35 hepatitis #36 glucocorticosteroids #37 prednisone #38 prednisolone #39 hydrocortisone #40 corticosteroids #41 cortisone #42 budosonide #43 beclomethasone #44 dexamethasone #45 cortisol #46 fluocortolone #1 AND #35 AND (#36 OR #37 OR #38 OR #39 OR #40 OR #41 OR #42 OR #43 OR #44 OR #45 AND #46).	Search preformed 01.07.03. 143 references were identified.
EMBASE	#1 Study #2 trial #3 randomi* #4 hepatitis #5 glucocorticosteroids #6 prednisone #7 prednisolone #8 hydrocortisone #9 corticosteroids #10 cortisone #11 budosonide #12 beclomethasone #13 dexamethasone #14 cortisol #15 fluocortolone (#1 or #2) AND #3 AND #4 AND (#5 OR #6 OR #7 OR #8 OR #9 OR #10 OR #11 OR #12 OR #13 OR #14 OR #15).	Search performed 01.07.03. 169 references were identified.