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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American College of Physicians
2024-07-01
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-a5df91fdb85c41e49d074637aaf74d8b2025-08-20T03:18:46ZengAmerican College of PhysiciansAnnals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases2767-76642024-07-013710.7326/aimcc.2023.1338An Unusual Case of Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Leading to Liver Transplantation: Case ReportBrianna Coogle0Stephen Waller1Stephanie Wood2Joshua Smith3Ryan M. Taylor41Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas2Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas3Awanui Labs, Wellington Regional Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand4Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas5Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KansasWe 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.https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2023.1338 |
| spellingShingle | Brianna Coogle Stephen Waller Stephanie Wood Joshua Smith Ryan M. Taylor An Unusual Case of Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Leading to Liver Transplantation: Case Report Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| title | An Unusual Case of Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Leading to Liver Transplantation: Case Report |
| title_full | An Unusual Case of Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Leading to Liver Transplantation: Case Report |
| title_fullStr | An Unusual Case of Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Leading to Liver Transplantation: Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Unusual Case of Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Leading to Liver Transplantation: Case Report |
| title_short | An Unusual Case of Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Leading to Liver Transplantation: Case Report |
| title_sort | unusual case of acute on chronic liver failure leading to liver transplantation case report |
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