Potential triggering factors of acute liver failure as a first manifestation of autoimmune hepatitis-a single center experience of 52 adult patients.

CONCLUSION: Drugs, viral infections, and previous surgery may trigger ALF as the initial presentation of AIH. Advanced age and high MELD-score were associated with lethal outcome.
PMID: 29632422 [PubMed - in process]

Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology - April 7, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Buechter M, Manka P, Heinemann FM, Lindemann M, Baba HA, Schlattjan M, Canbay A, Gerken G, Kahraman A Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research