Wilson Disease Presenting With Acute on Chronic Liver Failure: A Single-Center Experience of Outcome and Predictors of Mortality in 68 Patients
ConclusionsWD with ACLF is associated with a high mortality Precipitating factors such as viral and drug-induced hepatitis was seen in 11.7% patients. Liver histology in patients subjected to biopsy showed cirrhosis in all. Only encephalopathy is a prognostic marker of non-survival with an accuracy of 82%.
Source: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research
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