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An unexpected cause of acute liver failure

A 66-year-old man presented with decompensated acute liver failure with no clear etiology. Eventually, a bone marrow biopsy revealed hemophagocytic cells, and he was diagnosed with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. This is an uncommon condition in adults, with high morbidity and mortality, and it...

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Autor principal: Lacey, Brent
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4124265/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24759344
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gastro/gou010