Liver Failure, Acute
A form of rapid-onset LIVER FAILURE, also known as fulminant hepatic failure, caused by severe liver injury or massive loss of HEPATOCYTES. It is characterized by sudden development of liver dysfunction and JAUNDICE. Acute liver failure may progress to exhibit cerebral dysfunction even HEPATIC COMA depending on the etiology that includes hepatic ISCHEMIA, drug toxicity, malignant infiltration, and viral hepatitis such as post-transfusion HEPATITIS B and HEPATITIS C.
Year introduced: 1993
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Tree Number(s): C06.552.308.500.750
MeSH Unique ID: D017114
Entry Terms:
- Failure, Acute Liver
- Hepatic Failure, Acute
- Acute Liver Failure
- Acute Hepatic Failure
- Failure, Acute Hepatic
- Liver Failure, Fulminant
- Fulminant Liver Failure
- Fulminant Liver Failures
- Fulminating Hepatic Failure
- Fulminating Hepatic Failures
- Hepatic Failure, Fulminating
- Hepatic Failure, Fulminant
- Fulminant Hepatic Failure
- Fulminant Hepatic Failures
- Fulminating Liver Failure
- Fulminating Liver Failures
- Liver Failure, Fulminating
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