An unusual cause of acute liver failure

In literature, an autopsy series of 79 patients with ALA described portal vein thrombosis in 27% of patients. 4 However, literature is scarce in the form of clinical case reports or imaging studies, documenting portal vein thrombosis in an ALA as a cause of liver failure.

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ case reports 2010-08, Vol.2010 (aug24 1), p.bcr0320102837-bcr0320102837
Hauptverfasser:	Agrawal, Pravin, Gandhi, Vidhyachandra, Nagral, Aabha, Nagral, Sanjay
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	80 Years Aged, 80 and over Asia Contrast Media Disease Progression Drainage - methods Entamoeba histolytica - isolation & purification Fatal Outcome Female Humans Images In Indian Sub-Continent Liver Abscess, Amebic - complications Liver Abscess, Amebic - diagnostic imaging Liver Abscess, Amebic - therapy Liver cirrhosis Liver Failure, Acute - diagnostic imaging Liver Failure, Acute - etiology Metronidazole - therapeutic use Patients Radiographic Image Enhancement Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index Thrombosis Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods Veins & arteries
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Zusammenfassung:	In literature, an autopsy series of 79 patients with ALA described portal vein thrombosis in 27% of patients. 4 However, literature is scarce in the form of clinical case reports or imaging studies, documenting portal vein thrombosis in an ALA as a cause of liver failure.
ISSN:	1757-790X 1757-790X
DOI:	10.1136/bcr.03.2010.2837