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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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Acute Liver Failure Secondary to Hepatic Infiltration of Malignant Melanoma [PDF]
Clinical Endoscopy, 2022 Acute liver failure due to malignant melanoma is uncommon. We presents a case of acute liver failure secondary to hepatic infiltration of a malignant melanoma.
Yujin Lee +7 more
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 IntroductionPediatric acute liver failure is a rare and serious disease. Though liver transplantation is considered as the established treatment option for patients who are unlikely to recover with medical management, however, with the advancement of ...
Puja Amatya +6 more
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Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 1993 Acute liver failure (ALF) (sometimes referred to as fulminant hepatic failure) is a clinical syndrome from a variety of causes resulting from rapid loss in hepatocyte function, typically associated with coagulopathy and encephalopathy in a patient without preexisting liver disease or cirrhosis. Cerebral edema is a cardinal feature and may produce uncal
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Annals of Intensive Care, 2017 Background Acetaminophen (APAP)-induced acute liver failure (ALF) is associated with significant mortality due to intracranial hypertension (ICH), a result of cerebral edema (CE) and astrocyte swelling.
Constantine J. Karvellas +5 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Background The incidence of acute liver failure from herpes simplex virus is rare. Case presentation A 71-year-old Japanese man was diagnosed with acute liver failure and was transferred to our hospital.
Kento Shionoya +4 more
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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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Acute Hepatitis B with Pancreatitis and Cholecystitis Leading to Acute Liver Failure and Death
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2018 Acute liver failure is defined as severe acute liver injury, concurrent with encephalopathy and loss of hepatic synthetic function, in a patient without known pre-existing liver disease.
Andrew R. Albert +2 more
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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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Babesiosis Presenting as Acute Liver Failure
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2017 Babesiosis is a zoonotic, tick-borne infection caused by the protozoan Babesia. It is transmitted by the Ixodes ticks which transmit the infection to humans. Babesia microti, Babesia duncani, Babesia divergens, and Babesia venatorum are species that have
Yousef Nassar, Seth Richter
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