Case 15-2019: A 55-Year-Old Man with Jaundice

Case 15-2019: A 55-Year-Old Man with Jaundice

A 55-year-old man with a history of opioid use disorder and hepatitis C virus infection presented to the hospital with jaundice. The alanine aminotransferase level was 2698 U per liter, the aspartate aminotransferase level 2869 U per liter, and the total bilirubin level 21.6 mg per deciliter. Additi...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 2019-05, Vol.380 (20), p.1955-1963
Hauptverfasser: Schaefer, Esperance A, Anderson, Mark A, Kim, Arthur Y, Sfeir, Maroun M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Abdomen
Alanine
Alanine transaminase
Aspartate aminotransferase
Bacterial infections
Bilirubin
Blood pressure
Blood tests
Case reports
Drug addiction
Electrolytes
Family medical history
Gallbladder
Hepatitis
Hepatitis C
Homeless people
Hospitals
Infections
Infectious diseases
Jaundice
Laboratories
Liver
Mens health
Narcotics
Opioids
Primary care
Ultrasonic imaging
Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:A 55-year-old man with a history of opioid use disorder and hepatitis C virus infection presented to the hospital with jaundice. The alanine aminotransferase level was 2698 U per liter, the aspartate aminotransferase level 2869 U per liter, and the total bilirubin level 21.6 mg per deciliter. Additional diagnostic tests were performed.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMcpc1900592