An Unusual Case of Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Leading to Liver Transplantation: Case Report
We report a case of acute-on-chronic liver failure manifesting as fulminant hepatitis caused by acute infection with hepatitis C virus in a patient with chronic cirrhosis secondary to former alcohol use. As a treatable cause with readily accessible testing, acute infection should be considered as a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American College of Physicians
2024-07-01
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| Series: | Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| Online Access: | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2023.1338 |
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| Summary: | We report a case of acute-on-chronic liver failure manifesting as fulminant hepatitis caused by acute infection with hepatitis C virus in a patient with chronic cirrhosis secondary to former alcohol use. As a treatable cause with readily accessible testing, acute infection should be considered as a possible cause in all cases of acute-on-chronic liver failure. Hepatitis C virus viral load testing should be the test of choice to avoid missing a diagnosis in the window period of acute infection. |
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| ISSN: | 2767-7664 |