Acute liver failure and misdiagnosis: Do not forget viral hepatitis E

Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2019 Feb;38(1):73-75. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2018.06.001. Epub 2018 Jul 11.

Authors

Thomas Laumon¹, Hélène Dietrich², Laurent Muller¹, Claire Roger¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of intensive care, university hospital Carémeau, Nîmes, France.
² Department of intensive care, university hospital Carémeau, Nîmes, France. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 30017940
DOI: 10.1016/j.accpm.2018.06.001

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute liver failure; Hepatitis E.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Errors
Fatal Outcome
Hepatic Encephalopathy / diagnosis
Hepatitis E / complications*
Humans
Liver Failure, Acute / diagnosis
Liver Failure, Acute / virology*
Male
Multiple Organ Failure / etiology
Organ Dysfunction Scores
Risk Factors