La hepatitis autoinmune (HAI) es una condición compleja con etiología poco clara, que engloba com-ponentes genéticos y ambientales que pueden desencadenar disfunción del sistema inmunológico. Pre-sentamos el caso de una gestante de una zona endémica de dengue que se presentó con ictericia, dolor a...
INTRODUCCIÓN. La falla hepática ya sea aguda o crónica reagudizada representa
un reto para el clínico ya que sus complicaciones conllevan una gran mortalidad, esto
se ve aún más complicado ya que las opciones terapéuticas son limitadas, incluso
muchas veces no se puede acceder a un programa de tra...
Fallo Hepático/terapia,
Albúminas/uso terapéutico,
Encefalopatía Hepática,
Soluciones para Hemodiálisis/química,
Adsorción,
Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos,
Ecuador,
Diálisis,
Albúminas,
Fallo Hepático Agudo,
Fallo Hepático,
Hepatopatías
A Síndrome de DRESS (do inglês, Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and
Systemic Symptoms) é uma patologia rara que consiste em uma
severa reação medicamentosa mediada por células T. O presente
relato de caso retrata uma paciente do sexo feminino, 59 anos,
que apresentou icterícia, febre não termomet...
Acute on chronic liver failure is an increasingly recognized syndrome characterized by acute decompensation of chronic liver disease associated with organ failure and high short-term mortality. ACLF is frequent, affecting between 24 and 40% of patients admitted for complications of cirrhosis. Sepsis, act...
Introduction Acute liver failure (ALF) due to diffuse infiltrating solid malignancy without any focal lesions on radiographic imaging is rare. Case report A 70-year-old man was admitted due to mental confusion, abdominal pain, and ALF. Three years before, he had undergone a left nephrectomy for urotheli...
Abstract Background: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is considered a medical emergency that should be recognized in patients with fever, splenomegaly, and progressive deterioration of the general condition. Laboratory findings include cytopenia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypofibrinogenemia, and hyp...
Resumen: La falla hepática aguda (FHA) es poco frecuente en pediatría, amenaza la vida y requiere aborda je multidisciplinario para su diagnóstico y tratamiento tempranos. El presente artículo tiene como objetivo realizar actualización de definiciones, enfoques y tratamientos disponibles. Los artíc...
ABSTRACT Background: Currently the treatment of choice for critical liver failure is liver transplantation. Liver failure is treated conservatively until a matching liver donor becomes available. The therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) plays an important role as a bridge to transplantation by removing acc...
Disorders of the mesenteric, portal, and hepatic veins and mesenteric and hepatic arteries have important clinical consequences and may lead to acute liver failure, chronic liver disease, noncirrhotic portal hypertension, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Although literature in the field of vascul...
