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Timing of liver transplantation for pediatric acute liver failure due to mushroom poisoning: a case report and literature review

open access: yesBMC 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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Coexisting Sickle Cell Anemia and Sarcoidosis: A Management Conundrum! [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Sickle cell disease and Sarcoidosis are conditions that are more common in the African American population. In this report we share an unfortunate patient who had hepatic sarcoidosis but could not receive steroids since that precipitated acute liver ...
Gollahalli, Nagesh S., Nutan, FNU
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Acute Liver Failure

open access: yesHPB Surgery, 1999
To consider the classification and to present an approach to the diagnosis and management of complications associated with acute liver failure.A review of studies reported from 1966 to 1998 and identified through a MEDLINE search on treatment of acute liver failure.Acute liver failure can be subdivided into hyperacute, (encephalopathy within 7 days of ...
Lee, William M., Williams, Roger
openaire   +4 more sources

Current approach to diagnosis and treatment for liver failure (literature review)

open access: yesActa 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
doaj   +1 more source

Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: Definition, Diagnosis, and Clinical Characteristics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a recently recognized syndrome in cirrhosis characterized by acute decompensation (AD), organ failure(s), and high short-term mortality.
Arroyo, V   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Imatinib-induced fulminant liver failure in chronic myeloid leukemia: role of liver transplant and second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors: a case report

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Progress in mesenchymal stem cell–based therapy for acute liver failure

open access: yesStem 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
doaj   +1 more source

Acute liver injury, acute liver failure and acute on chronic liver failure: A clinical spectrum of poisoning due to Gyromitra esculenta

open access: yesAnnals 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
doaj   +1 more source

Plasma Glutamine Concentrations in Liver Failure. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
Higher than normal plasma glutamine concentration at admission to an intensive care unit is associated with an unfavorable outcome. Very high plasma glutamine levels are sometimes seen in both acute and chronic liver failure.
Gunnel Helling   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Loss of noradrenaline transporter sites in frontal cortex of rats with acute (ischemic) liver failure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
There is increasing evidence that central noradrenaline (NA) transport mechanisms are implicated in the central nervous system complications of acute liver failure.
Butterworth, Roger   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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