Four patients with hepatitis A presenting with fulminant hepatitis and acute renal failure and who underwent liver transplantation
| Autor: | Byung Chul Yoo, Kwang Chul Koh, Hye Young Kim, Geum-Youn Gwak, Chang Hoon Lee, Joon Hyoek Lee, Seung Woon Paik, Se Hoon Oh, Moon Seok Choi, Ji Won Hwang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Liver Cirrhosis Male medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Disease Liver transplantation Gastroenterology Hepatitis Liver disease Internal medicine Humans Medicine Fulminant hepatitis business.industry Age Factors Hepatitis A General Medicine Hepatic necrosis Acute Kidney Injury medicine.disease Liver Transplantation Liver Female Tomography X-Ray Computed business Hepatomegaly |
| Zdroj: | The Korean Journal of Hepatology. 15:362 |
| ISSN: | 1738-222X |
| Popis: | Hepatitis A is generally known as a mild, self-limiting disease of the liver, but in rare instances it can progress to fulminant hepatitis, which may require liver transplantation for recovery. Such cases are known to be related to old age and underlying liver disease. We report four cases of hepatitis A in which patients presented with fulminant hepatitis and acute renal failure and underwent liver transplantation. The following common features were observed in our cases: (1) occurrence in relatively old age (>/=39 years old), (2) association with acute renal failure, (3) presence of hepatomegaly, and (4) microscopic features of submassive hepatic necrosis. |
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