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Fernández J, Bassegoda O, Toapanta D, Bernal W. Acute liver failure: A practical update. JHEP Rep 2024; 6:101131. [PMID: 39170946 PMCID: PMC11337735 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2024.101131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2024] [Revised: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024] Open
Abstract
Acute liver failure is a rare and dynamic condition, with a broad aetiology and an incompletely understood pathophysiology. Management of this life-threatening disease requires critical care and organ support and frequently early liver transplantation. Proper identification, prevention and treatment of complications such as intracranial hypertension and sepsis are critical to optimising outcomes. The identification of the cause of acute liver failure and the prompt initiation of the aetiological treatment can also improve prognosis. Survival has progressively improved in parallel to advances in medical treatment. Intracranial hypertension complicating hepatic encephalopathy is less frequent than in the past and intracranial pressure monitoring now relies on non-invasive techniques. Current prognostic models have good accuracy to identify patients who will die without liver transplantation but are not able to identify those in whom transplantation is futile. New prognostic markers to select patients for transplantation are still in the pipeline. Therapeutic plasma exchange and, in some centers, early renal replacement therapy are well established treatments for the disease. The use of other artificial liver devices in clinical practice is not supported by evidence. This review is intended to provide a clinical update on the management of acute liver failure, incorporating the most recent advances in the field.
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- Javier Fernández
- Liver ICU, Liver Unit, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS and CIBERehd, Spain
- EF Clif, EASL-CLIF Consortium, Barcelona, Spain
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- Liver ICU, Liver Unit, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS and CIBERehd, Spain
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- Liver ICU, Liver Unit, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS and CIBERehd, Spain
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- Liver Intensive Therapy Unit, Institute of Liver Studies, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Hu Z, Li D. The Effect of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Nursing on the Recovery in Patients After Liver Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2024; 56:1617-1623. [PMID: 39214721 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2024.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/29/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the effect of enhanced recovery after surgery nursing on the recovery in patients after liver transplantation. METHODS This study was performed in 128 patients underwent liver transplantation in our hospital. According to the random number table, these patients were divided into the control group (n = 64) and the experimental group (n = 64). Patients in the control group received traditional nursing, while those in the experimental group received enhanced recovery after surgery nursing. Completion time of the operation, the amount of infused red blood cells during operation, intraoperative anhepatic period, intensive care unit (ICU) stay, the total length of hospitalization, the number of patients reintubated after surgery, the survival rate within 1 year after surgery, and the incidence of postoperative complications were compared between the two groups. RESULTS Intraoperative anhepatic period and the amount of infused red blood cells during operation in the experimental group were lower than those in the control group (both P < .05). Postoperative ICU stay, the total length of hospitalization, and the number of patients reintubated after surgery in the experimental group were decreased when compared with the control group, while postoperative ventilator weaning time was increased (all P < .05). The survival rates at 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year after surgery in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group (all P < .05). Compared with the control group, the total incidence of complications in the experimental group was reduced (P < .05). CONCLUSION The application of enhanced recovery after surgery nursing in liver transplantation patients contributes to the accelerated recovery of body function, shortened total length of hospitalization and ICU stay, declined complications, and increased survival rate within 1 year.
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- Zhiling Hu
- Huiqiao Medical Center, Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Huiqiao Medical Center, Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
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Stravitz RT, Fontana RJ, Karvellas C, Durkalski V, McGuire B, Rule JA, Tujios S, Lee WM. Future directions in acute liver failure. Hepatology 2023; 78:1266-1289. [PMID: 37183883 PMCID: PMC10521792 DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000000458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Acute liver failure (ALF) describes a clinical syndrome of rapid hepatocyte injury leading to liver failure manifested by coagulopathy and encephalopathy in the absence of pre-existing cirrhosis. The hallmark diagnostic features are a prolonged prothrombin time (ie, an international normalized ratio of prothrombin time of ≥1.5) and any degree of mental status alteration (HE). As a rare, orphan disease, it seemed an obvious target for a multicenter network. The Acute Liver Failure Study Group (ALFSG) began in 1997 to more thoroughly study and understand the causes, natural history, and management of ALF. Over the course of 22 years, 3364 adult patients were enrolled in the study registry (2614 ALF and 857 acute liver injury-international normalized ratio 2.0 but no encephalopathy-ALI) and >150,000 biosamples collected, including serum, plasma, urine, DNA, and liver tissue. Within the Registry study sites, 4 prospective substudies were conducted and published, 2 interventional ( N -acetylcysteine and ornithine phenylacetate), 1 prognostic [ 13 C-methacetin breath test (MBT)], and 1 mechanistic (rotational thromboelastometry). To review ALFSG's accomplishments and consider next steps, a 2-day in-person conference was held at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, entitled "Acute Liver Failure: Science and Practice," in May 2022. To summarize the important findings in the field, this review highlights the current state of understanding of ALF and, more importantly, asks what further studies are needed to improve our understanding of the pathogenesis, natural history, and management of this unique and dramatic condition.
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- Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Karvellas CJ, Leventhal TM, Rakela JL, Zhang J, Durkalski V, Reddy KR, Fontana RJ, Stravitz RT, Lake JR, Lee WM, Parekh JR. Outcomes of patients with acute liver failure listed for liver transplantation: A multicenter prospective cohort analysis. Liver Transpl 2023; 29:318-330. [PMID: 35980605 PMCID: PMC10662679 DOI: 10.1002/lt.26563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Liver transplantation (LT) is a life-saving treatment for patients with acute liver failure (ALF). Currently, there are few detailed data regarding long-term outcomes after LT for ALF. We combined prospective data from the Acute Liver Failure Study Group (ALFSG) Registry with those of the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) to assess outcomes among consecutive patients with ALF listed for LT. Cohort analysis of detailed pretransplantation data for patients listed for LT for ALF in the ALFSG Registry between January 1998 and October 2018 matched with transplantation-related data from the SRTR. Primary outcomes were 1- and 3-year post-LT patient survival. Secondary outcome was receipt of LT; independent associations with successful receipt of LT were determined using multivariable logistic regression. Of 624 patients with ALF listed for LT, 398 (64%) underwent LT, 100 (16%) died without LT, and 126 (20%) recovered spontaneously. Among LT recipients, etiologies included seronegative/indeterminate (22%), drug-induced liver injury (18%), acetaminophen overdose (APAP; 16%), and viral hepatitis (15%). The 1- and 3-year post-LT patient survival rates were 91% and 90%, respectively. Comparing those dying on the waiting list versus with those who received LT, the former had more severe multiorgan failure, reflected by increased vasopressor use (65% vs. 22%), mechanical ventilation (84% vs. 57%), and renal replacement therapy (57% vs. 30%; p < 0.0001 for all). After adjusting for relevant covariates, age (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.02, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.00-1.04), APAP etiology (aOR 2.72, 95% CI 1.42-5.23), requirement for vasopressors (aOR 4.19, 95% CI 2.44-7.20), Grade III/IV hepatic encephalopathy (aOR 2.47, 95% CI 1.29-4.72), and Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scores (aOR 1.05, 95% CI 1.02-1.09; p < 0.05 for all) were independently associated with death without receipt of LT. Post-LT outcomes for ALF are excellent in this cohort of very ill patients. The development of multiorgan failure while on the transplantation list and APAP ALF etiology were associated with a lower likelihood of successful receipt of LT.
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- Constantine J Karvellas
- Division of Gastroenterology (Liver Unit), Department of Critical Care Medicine , University of Alberta , Edmonton , Alberta , Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology , Mayo Clinic Arizona , Phoenix , Arizona , USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences , Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , South Carolina , USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences , Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , South Carolina , USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine , University of Michigan Medical Center , Ann Arbor , Michigan , USA
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- Hume-Lee Transplant Center , Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond , Virginia , USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA
- Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients , Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA
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- Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas , Dallas , Texas , USA
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- Department of Surgery , University of California, San Diego , San Diego , California , USA
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Are Cirrhotic Patients Receiving Invasive Mechanical Ventilation at Risk of Abundant Microaspiration. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11205994. [PMID: 36294314 PMCID: PMC9604551 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11205994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Previous studies have identified cirrhosis as a risk factor for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). The aim of our study was to determine the relationship between cirrhosis and abundant gastric-content microaspiration in intubated critically ill patients. We performed a matched cohort study using data from three randomized controlled trials on abundant microaspiration in patients under mechanical ventilation. Each cirrhotic patient was matched with three to four controls for gender, age ± 5 years and simplified acute physiology score II (SAPS II) ± 5 points. Abundant microaspiration was defined by significant levels of pepsin and alpha-amylase in >30% of tracheal aspirates. All tracheal aspirates were collected for the first 48 h of the study period. The percentage of patients with abundant gastric-content microaspiration was the primary outcome. The abundant microaspiration of oropharyngeal secretions, VAP incidence, the duration of mechanical ventilation, length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay and mortality were the secondary outcomes. A. total of 39 cirrhotic patients were matched to 138 controls. The percentage of patients with abundant gastric-content microaspiration did not differ between the two groups (relative risk: 0.91 (95% CI: 0.75 to 1.10)). There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of the abundant microaspiration of oropharyngeal secretions, VAP, the duration of mechanical ventilation, the length of ICU stay and mortality. Our results suggest that cirrhosis is not associated with abundant gastric-content microaspiration.
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Kitzerow O, Zucker IH, Lisco SJ, Wang HJ. Timeline of Multi-Organ Plasma Extravasation After Bleomycin-Induced Acute Lung Injury. Front Physiol 2022; 13:777072. [PMID: 35173628 PMCID: PMC8841715 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.777072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Acute lung injury (ALI) is characterized by the abrupt onset of clinically significant hypoxemia in the context of non-hydrostatic pulmonary edema. Acute lung injury is associated with cytokine release and plasma extravasation (PEx) that can cause pulmonary edema and subsequently acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Therefore, it is critical we understand the relationship between ALI and lung PEx. In addition, it is also important to assess PEx in the lungs and other organs post-ALI since ALI/ARDS often causes multi-organ failure. We hypothesized that ALI induces time-dependent lung PEx, which promotes extravasation in the heart, liver, kidney, spleen, pancreas, and gastrointestinal (GI) tract, in a time-dependent manner. To test our hypothesis, we administered bleomycin or saline via tracheal intubation in 8-week-old Sprague Dawley rats. At the terminal experiments, Evans Blue was injected (IV) through the femoral vein to allow for the visualization of PEx. Plasma extravasation of desired organs was evaluated at 3-, 7-, 14-, 21-, and 28-days after bleomycin or saline treatment by evaluating Evans Blue concentrations calorimetrically at fluorescence excitation wavelength of 620 nm (bandwidth 10 nm) and an emission wavelength of 680 nm (bandwidth 40 nm). Data show that ALI induces lung PEx beginning at day 3 and peaking between 7 and 21 days. Extravasation was also seen in all organs at varying degrees beginning at day 3 and peaking between days 7 and 14. Resolution appears to start after day 21 and continues past day 28. We conclude that ALI caused by bleomycin incites a time-dependent PEx of the lungs and multiple other organs.
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- Oliver Kitzerow
- Department of Genetics Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
- Deptrtment of Anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Deptrtment of Anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Deptrtment of Anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
- *Correspondence: Han-Jun Wang,
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Herrero R, Sánchez G, Asensio I, López E, Ferruelo A, Vaquero J, Moreno L, de Lorenzo A, Bañares R, Lorente JA. Liver-lung interactions in acute respiratory distress syndrome. Intensive Care Med Exp 2020; 8:48. [PMID: 33336286 PMCID: PMC7746785 DOI: 10.1186/s40635-020-00337-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Patients with liver diseases are at high risk for the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The liver is an important organ that regulates a complex network of mediators and modulates organ interactions during inflammatory disorders. Liver function is increasingly recognized as a critical determinant of the pathogenesis and resolution of ARDS, significantly influencing the prognosis of these patients. The liver plays a central role in the synthesis of proteins, metabolism of toxins and drugs, and in the modulation of immunity and host defense. However, the tools for assessing liver function are limited in the clinical setting, and patients with liver diseases are frequently excluded from clinical studies of ARDS. Therefore, the mechanisms by which the liver participates in the pathogenesis of acute lung injury are not totally understood. Several functions of the liver, including endotoxin and bacterial clearance, release and clearance of pro-inflammatory cytokines and eicosanoids, and synthesis of acute-phase proteins can modulate lung injury in the setting of sepsis and other severe inflammatory diseases. In this review, we summarized clinical and experimental support for the notion that the liver critically regulates systemic and pulmonary responses following inflammatory insults. Although promoting inflammation can be detrimental in the context of acute lung injury, the liver response to an inflammatory insult is also pro-defense and pro-survival. A better understanding of the liver–lung axis will provide valuable insights into new diagnostic targets and therapeutic strategies for clinical intervention in patients with or at risk for ARDS.
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- Raquel Herrero
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain. .,CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Investigación Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. .,Fundación de Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain.
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- Fundación de Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain.,Laboratory of Biochemistry, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Aparato Digestivo. HGU Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Madrid, Spain.,CIBER de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Instituto de Investigación Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Fundación de Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Investigación Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Aparato Digestivo. HGU Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Madrid, Spain.,CIBER de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Instituto de Investigación Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Investigación Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Fundación de Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Aparato Digestivo. HGU Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Madrid, Spain.,CIBER de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Instituto de Investigación Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain.,CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Investigación Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Fundación de Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain.,Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Choi JK, Ahn S, Cho JY, Choi Y, Han HS, Jang BO, Choi GH, Jang ES, Kim JW, Jeong SH. A case of acute liver failure due to hepatitis E virus, liver transplantation, and development of de novo autoimmune hepatitis. Transpl Infect Dis 2020; 22:e13287. [PMID: 32279435 DOI: 10.1111/tid.13287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Acute hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection could lead to acute liver failure (ALF), which requires liver transplantation (LT). HEV infection could progress to chronic infection in an immunosuppressed host. De novo autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a rare occurrence of AIH during post-LT immunosuppressive therapy in patients who underwent LT due to not AIH but some other etiology. Here, we report the first case of ALF due to HEV infection, the recurrence of HEV after LT that responded to ribavirin therapy, and then the development of de novo AIH showing a complete response to glucocorticoid therapy but multiple relapses after steroid withdrawal. This peculiar case suggests that HEV could have a pathogenic role in the development of the de novo AIH; additionally, this case report could help clinicians make therapeutic decisions in the post-LT condition.
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- Jae Kyun Choi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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