Lactulose to the Rescue: A Case of Toxic Hepatic Encephalopathy Caused by Portosystemic Shunting and Epistaxis in a Patient with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an uncommon autosomal dominant disorder characterized by telangiectasias and arteriovenous malformations. Multiple organ systems are involved including the skin, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, and brain. Hepatic encephalopathy is an extremely rare compl...

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Main Authors: Ruchit N. Shah, Michael Makar, Nasir Akhtar, Erin Forster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7573408
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