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Sunitinib-Induced Acute Liver Failure
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2021 Drug-induced liver injury is an uncommon but life-threatening entity. Sunitinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor used for advanced and imatinib-refractory gastrointestinal stromal tumors. It causes transient elevation in liver enzymes.
Anum Aqsa +4 more
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Clinical Medicine, 2015 Acute liver failure is a rare but potentially fatal disease. Adult definition of fulminant hepatic failure, which includes the development of hepatic necrosis and encephalopathy within 8 weeks of onset of liver disease does not apply to acute liver failure in children particularly if secondary to autoimmune or metabolic liver disease.
Laura, Blackmore, William, Bernal
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BMC Pediatrics, 2020 Background Pediatric acute liver failure is a rare, life-threatening illness. Mushroom poisoning is a rare etiology. For patients with irreversible pediatric acute liver failure, liver transplantation is the ultimate lifesaving therapy.
Chun-Feng Yang +3 more
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Circulating microRNAs Reveal Time Course of Organ Injury in a Porcine Model of Acetaminophen-Induced Acute Liver Failure. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Acute liver failure is a rare but catastrophic condition which can progress rapidly to multi-organ failure. Studies investigating the onset of individual organ injury such as the liver, kidneys and brain during the evolution of acute liver failure, are ...
Luisa A Baker +9 more
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Current approach to diagnosis and treatment for liver failure (literature review)
Acta Biomedica Scientifica, 2016 Currently, the world is marked rise in the number of patients with liver disease. Approximately 100,000 patients hepatitis complicated by acute liver failure, with mortality in this disease reaches 70-90 % despite the use of modern methods of treatment ...
A. N. Plekhanov, A. I. Tovarshinov
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The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2006 Acute liver failure in children is a rare but potentially fatal disease. Causes of ALF in neonatal period are different from those in early or late childhood. Despite the improvement in the paediatric intensive care, liver transplantation remains the only effective treatment.
Bansal, Sanjay, Dhawan, Anil
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018 Background There is a worldwide problem of acute liver failure and mortality associated with remaining on the waiting for a liver transplant. In this study, we highlight results published in recent years by leading transplant centers in evaluating ...
Lucas Souto Nacif +6 more
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Progress in mesenchymal stem cell–based therapy for acute liver failure
Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2018 Acute liver failure is a life-threatening clinical syndrome characterized by rapid development of hepatocellular necrosis leading to high mortality and resource costs. Numerous treatment strategies for acute liver failure simply prevent complications and
Yong-Hong Wang +4 more
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Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure-Outcome and Its Predictors in A Tertiary Care Hospital
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2022 Objective: To determine the characteristics and outcome of acute-on-chronic liver failure patients being managed at PakEmirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi. Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Rao Saad Shadab +5 more
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Annals of Hepatology, 2019 Gyromitra esculenta, also known as “false morel” is one of the most poisonous mushrooms. This species is found all over the world, growing in coniferous forest in early spring time.
Magdalena Arłukowicz-Grabowska +5 more
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