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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, Jaekwang Lee, Hyunsoo Kim, Changkeun Park, Jaekwon Jung, Daejin Kim, Yun Jin Chung, Hanjun Ryu   +7 more
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Terlipressin use and respiratory failure in patients with hepatorenal syndrome type 1 and severe acute‐on‐chronic liver failure

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2022
Previous studies suggested increased mortality in patients with hepatorenal syndrome type 1 (HRS1) and advanced acute‐on‐chronic liver failure (ACLF).
F. Wong, S. C. Pappas, K. Reddy, H. Vargas, Michael P. Curry, A. Sanyal, K. Jamil   +6 more
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Pediatric acute liver failure: An experience of a pediatric intensive care unit from resource limited settings

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, Sudeep Kumar Kapalavai, Akash Deep, Srinivas Sankaranarayanan, Ravikumar Krupanandan, Kalaimaran Sadasivam, Bala Ramachandran   +6 more
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The association between FABP7 serum levels with survival and neurological complications in acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure: a nested case–control study

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, Jaime L. Speiser, Mélanie Tremblay, William M. Lee, Christopher F. Rose, For the US Acute Liver Failure Study Group   +5 more
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Acute Liver Failure [PDF]

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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Coagulopathy is not predictive of bleeding in patients with acute decompensation of cirrhosis and acute‐on‐chronic liver failure

Liver international (Print), 2021
Understanding factors responsible for the increased bleeding tendency in acute‐on‐chronic liver failure (ACLF) would improve the management of these complications.
E. Campello, A. Zanetto, C. Bulato, S. Maggiolo, L. Spiezia, F. Russo, S. Gavasso, P. Mazzeo, D. Tormene, P. Burra, P. Angeli, M. Senzolo, P. Simioni   +12 more
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Pediatric Acute Liver Failure

Pediatric Reports, 2023
Pediatric acute liver failure (PALF) has recently become a subject of great interest when multiple clusters of non-A to non-E severe acute hepatitis in otherwise healthy young children with a median age of 2 years were reported around the world [...]
Claudia Mandato, Pietro Vajro
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Acute Decompensation and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure.

Clinical Liver Disease, 2021
Liver cirrhosis is a major healthcare problem. Acute decompensation, and in particular its interplay with dysfunction of other organs, is responsible for the majority of deaths in patients with cirrhosis.
Philip G Ferstl, J. Trebicka
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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, Ronald Valencia, Janet A. Smereck   +2 more
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Acute liver failure due to herpes simplex viral hepatitis diagnosed by skin lesions and blood tests: a case report

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, Makoto Kako, Sakue Masuda, Makomo Makazu, Kazuya Koizumi   +4 more
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