Malignancy can present as acute liver failure – a case report of B-cell lymphoma with acute liver failure as its first presentation

Malignancy can present as acute liver failure – a case report of B-cell lymphoma with acute liver failure as its first presentation

Malignant infiltration of the liver is a rare cause of acute liver failure and is associated with an exceedingly high mortality rate. We describe the case of an elderly woman presenting with fulminant hepatitis and simultaneous type B lactic acidosis, with near-normal imaging findings, who was later...

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Main Authors: Catarina Melita, Joaquim Tinoco, Rita Theias Manso, Liliana Antunes, Mónica Palma Anselmo, Paulo Telles de Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2025-03-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
acute liver failure
lactic acidosis
non-hodgkin lymphoma
fulminant hepatitis
hepatic malignant infiltration
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/5236
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