Hypoxic hepatitis in a patient with endomyocardial fibrosis
| Autor: | Martín Durlach, Gonzalo Echavarría, Ricardo Antonucci, Tamara Arias, Lucila Pensa, Daniel Fadel |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Medicina (Buenos Aires), Vol 79, Iss 4, Pp 284-286 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 1669-9106 0025-7680 |
| Popis: | Endomyocardial fibrosis is a restrictive cardiomyopathy with high morbidity and mortality rates, prevalent in the sub-Saharan Africa region but infrequent in our population. It has a close relation with blood hypereosinophilia. Hypoxic hepatitis is frequently observed in intensive care units and its diagnosis is clinical. It shows a typical enzyme pattern with high mortality too. There are multiple mechanisms responsible for this condition, such as ischemia, passive congestion and dysoxia. We described the case of a 35 year-old cocaine addict woman diagnosed with endomyocardial fibrosis and hypereosinophilic syndrome who developed cardiogenic shock with hypoxic hepatitis. The patient evolved favorably with the appropriate treatment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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