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Clinical characteristics of acute liver failure associated with hepatitis A infection in children in Mogadishu, Somalia: a hospital-based retrospective study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Hepatitis A is one of the most common infectious causes of acute hepatitis, and currently, a neglected global public health problem necessitating an urgent response in Somalia.
Esra Keles, Mohamed A. Hassan-Kadle, Marian Muse Osman, Hasan Huseyin Eker, Zeynep Abusoglu, Kursad Nuri Baydili, Aamir Muse Osman   +6 more
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Acute liver failure as a presenting feature in an adolescent with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A case report with review of literature

Indian Pediatrics Case Reports, 2023
Background: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a common pediatric malignancy, typically manifesting with symptoms of bone marrow and hematolymphoid organ infiltration.
Simran Bhatnagar, Bharat Kumar, Nitish Kumar, Alok Hemal   +3 more
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Chronic Acetaminophen Exposure in Pediatric Acute Liver Failure [PDF]

Pediatrics, 2013
BACKGROUND: Acetaminophen (N-acetyl-p-aminophenol [APAP]) is a widely used medication that can cause hepatotoxicity. We examined characteristics and outcomes of children with chronic exposure (CE) to APAP in the multinational Pediatric Acute Liver Failure (PALF) Study.
Leonis, Mike A, Alonso, Estella M, Im, Kelly, Belle, Steven H, Squires, Robert H   +4 more
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Immunophenotype Predicts Outcome in Pediatric Acute Liver Failure [PDF]

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 2013
ABSTRACTObjectives:We sought to determine whether markers of T‐cell immune activation, including soluble interleukin 2 receptor alpha (sIL2Rα) levels predict outcome in pediatric acute liver failure and may target potential candidates for immunomodulatory therapy.Methods:We analyzed markers of immune activation in 77 patients with pediatric acute liver
John, Bucuvalas, Lisa, Filipovich, Nada, Yazigi, Michael R, Narkewicz, Vicky, Ng, Steven H, Belle, Song, Zhang, Robert H, Squires   +7 more
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Acute liver failure in children: 20-year experience

The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2012
Background/aims: We aimed to determine the causes, demographic findings, clinical status, outcomes, and prognostic risk factors of patients with acute liver failure admitted to Hacettepe University Children's Hospital between October 1987 - October 2006.
Zeren BARIŞ, İnci Nur SALTIK TEMİZEL, Nuray USLU, Yusuf USTA, Hülya DEMİR, Figen GÜRAKAN, Hasan ÖZEN, Aysel YÜCE   +7 more
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Case Report: A Case of Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Acute Liver Failure Requiring Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation After Emergent Liver Transplantation

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
Hepatic manifestations of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection are relatively common, mild, and self-limiting. Although fulminant hepatic failure has been reported in a few cases, the contributing factors are unclear. This report discusses a pediatric case
Koji Nakajima, Eitaro Hiejima, Hiroshi Nihira, Kentaro Kato, Yoshitaka Honda, Kazushi Izawa, Naoko Kawabata, Itaru Kato, Eri Ogawa, Mari Sonoda, Tatsuya Okamoto, Hideaki Okajima, Takahiro Yasumi, Junko Takita   +13 more
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A case report of full recovery from severe cerebral edema secondary to acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in a 13 year old girl

BMC Pediatrics, 2018
Background Acetaminophen is a common cause of acute liver failure in pediatrics. Cerebral edema is a significant complication of acute hepatic failure and is associated with increased mortality.
Emily B. Austin, Hailey Hobbs, Brian A. Crouse, Anna-Theresa Lobos   +3 more
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Probiotic prophylaxis in predicted severe acute pancreatitis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial [PDF]

, 2008
: Background Infectious complications and associated mortality are a major concern in acute pancreatitis. Enteral administration of probiotics could prevent infectious complications, but convincing evidence is scarce. Our aim was to assess the effects of
van Eijck, Casper H. J., Rosman, Camiel, Schaapherder, Alexander F. M., Brink, M.A., van Ramshorst, B, Cuesta, Miguel A., van Santvoort, H.C., van Goor, H., Schaapherder, AFM, Besselink, Marc G. H., van der Harst, E, Cuesta, MA, Boermeester, Marja A., Boermeester, MA, van Eijck, CH, Witteman, Ben J. M., Schaapherder, A.F.M., Besselink, MGH, van der Harst, E., Akkermans, Louis M. A., van der Harst, Erwin, Buskens, E., Rosman, C., Dejong, C.H.C., Wahab, Peter J., Laarhoven, C.J.H.M. van, Nieuwenhuijs, V.B., Ploeg, RJ, Besselink, M.G.H., Witteman, BJM, Bollen, TL, Timmerman, Harro M., Timmerman, H.M., van Laarhoven, CJ, Ploeg, R.J., Dejong, CH, Buskens, Erik; id_orcid, Besselink, M.G., van Eijck, Casper, Van Eijck, GHJ, Timmerman, HM, Buskens, E, Gooszen, H.G., Van Laarhoven, CJHM, Akkermans, L.M., Grp, DAPS, Schaapherder, AF, Santvoort, H.C. van, Nieuwenhuijs, VB, Boermeester, M.A., Cuesta, M.A., Nieuwenhuijs, Vincent B., Bollen, T.L., Akkermans, LM, Wahab, PJ, Dejong, CHC, Gooszen, Hein G., van Ramshorst, B., Witteman, B.J., Akkermans, L.M.A., van Laarhoven, C.J.H.M., Dejong, C.H., Dejong, Cornelis H. C., Wahab, P.J., Eijck, C.H. van, van Laarhoven, C.J., Gooszen, HG, van der Harst, E (Erwin), Witteman, B.J.M., Bollen, Thomas L., Harst, E. van der, van Goor, H, Brink, M., van Ramshorst, Bert, Rosman, C, Buskens, Erik, van Laarhoven, Cees J. H. M., Brink, Menno A., Ramshorst, B. van, Ploeg, Rutger, van Goor, Harry, van Eijck, C.H.J., Goor, H. van, Besselink, MG, Brink, MA, Schaapherder, A.F., Akkermans, LMA, van Eijck, C.H., van Santvoort, HC, van Santvoort, Hjalmar C., Witteman, BJ, van Eijck, van, Ploeg, Rutger J.   +92 more
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[Pediatric acute liver failure].

Revista chilena de pediatria, 2021
Acute liver failure (ALF) is a rare and life-threatening entity in pediatrics which requires a multidis ciplinary approach for early diagnosis and treatment. The objective of this article is to update defi nitions, management, and available treatments.
Angie Milena, Cárdenas, Claudia Jimena, Ortiz Rivera, Roberto Andrés, Correa   +2 more
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Higher Waitlist Mortality in Pediatric Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure in the UNOS Database

, 2020
Objectives: Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), whereas increasingly well-defined in adults, has been poorly characterized in pediatric patients other than having a poor prognosis.
John Goss, Abbas Rana, Lam, Fong, Goss, John, Moreshwar Desai, Desai, Moreshwar, Rana, Abbas, Godfrey, Elizabeth, Miloh, Tamir, Fong Lam, Elizabeth Godfrey, Tamir Miloh   +11 more
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