Acute Liver Failure As Presentation Of Adult T-Cell Leukemia In An Htlv-1 Patient

Creator

Julissa Guevara Miranda, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia
Patricia Guzmán Rojas, University of Central Florida
Fernando Alonso Mejía Cordero, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt

Abstract

Acute liver failure is the development of severe hepatic injury with deterioration of liver synthesis function and encephalopathy. Among all the variety of causes, neoplastic infiltration represents less than 0.5%. We present the case of a male patient with a past medical history of HTLV-1 infection, who reports symptoms of acute hepatitis, being diagnosed with Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma. Unfortunately, the patient had a rapid deterioration and passed away a few days after admission.

Publication Date

1-1-2018

Publication Title

Revista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru

Volume

38

Issue

1

Number of Pages

85-88

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

Copyright Status

Unknown

Socpus ID

85064865974 (Scopus)

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85064865974

STARS Citation

Guevara Miranda, Julissa; Guzmán Rojas, Patricia; and Mejía Cordero, Fernando Alonso, "Acute Liver Failure As Presentation Of Adult T-Cell Leukemia In An Htlv-1 Patient" (2018). Scopus Export 2015-2019. 10375.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2015/10375