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    Acute hepatic failure

    Acute hepatic failure is a topic covered in the Diagnosaurus.

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    Etiology

    • Viral: hepatitis B (common), A, D (in presence of B), E (especially in pregnancy), C (rare), HSV, CMV, infectious mononucleosis, parvovirus B19
    • Toxins (predictable): acetaminophen (common), Amanita mushrooms, tetracycline, valproic acid, carbon tetrachloride
    • Toxins (idiosyncratic): INH, NSAIDs, halothane, ecstasy, kava
    • Vascular: right-sided CHF, shock liver, portal vein thrombosis, Budd-Chiari syndrome
    • Metabolic & other: Wilson's disease, acute fatty liver of pregnancy, HELLP syndrome, Reye's syndrome, hyper- or hypothermia, lymphoma

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    Last updated: December 1, 2014

    Citation

    Zeiger, Roni F.. "Acute Hepatic Failure." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114700/all/Acute_hepatic_failure.
    Zeiger RF. Acute hepatic failure. Diagnosaurus. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114700/all/Acute_hepatic_failure. Accessed April 20, 2019.
    Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Acute hepatic failure. In Diagnosaurus. Available from https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114700/all/Acute_hepatic_failure
    Zeiger RF. Acute Hepatic Failure [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2019 April 20]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114700/all/Acute_hepatic_failure.
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