Three Cases of Fulminant Hepatic Failure due to Congestive Heart Failure.
10.4070/kcj.1983.13.2.449
- Author:
Hweung Kon HWANG
;
Hun Kil LIM
;
Tae Jun CHUNG
;
Bang Hun LEE
;
Chung Kyun LEE
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Drug-Induced Liver Injury;
Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)*;
Heart Failure*;
Hepatic Encephalopathy;
Hepatitis;
Jaundice;
Liver;
Liver Failure;
Liver Failure, Acute*;
Necrosis;
Prothrombin Time
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
1983;13(2):449-454
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Heart failure is a recognized, although uncommon, cause of massive liver cell necrosis, the clinical consequence of which are intermingled with those of cardiac insufficiency in most case. But, hepatic coma is rerely caused by hepatic congestion only. We report the three cases with heart failure resulted in massive liver cell necrosis and fulminant hepatic failure. The manifestations of fulminant hepatic failure were hepatic encephalopathy, jaundice, marked increase of prothrombin time and serum transaminase and there were no evidences of viral hepatitis and toxic hepatitis as a cause of liver failure.
