Acute Liver Failure From Sickle Cell Hepatopathy Treated With Exchange Transfusion
| Autor: | Changsu Park, Ahmad N Kassem, Aarthi Rajkumar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
congenital hereditary and neonatal diseases and abnormalities medicine.medical_treatment Cell Exchange transfusion Disease Gastroenterology Internal medicine hemic and lymphatic diseases medicine Internal Medicine sickle cell crisis Organ system business.industry General Engineering Liver failure Hematology acute liver failure medicine.disease exchange transfusion Hepatic Involvement sickle cell hepatopathy red blood cell exchange medicine.anatomical_structure Hemoglobinopathy Etiology business |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| Popis: | Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a qualitative hemoglobinopathy that can cause widespread sickling and vaso-occlusive events in all organ systems. Sickle cell hepatopathy is an umbrella term for various acute and chronic pathologies of the liver as a result of sickling in SCD patients. We present below the case of a 49-year-old woman who had an acute liver failure in the setting of a hepatic crisis with recovery after exchange transfusion. Hepatic involvement in SCD may be life-threatening. Understanding the etiology and severity of hepatic involvement by sickling is necessary for appropriate treatment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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