Fatal Autochthonous Hepatitis E Induced Acute on Chronic Liver Failure Presenting with Multiorgan Failure in a Non-endemic Country: Brief Review of Intensive Care Unit Management

Hepatitis E is usually a self-limiting disease that is considered rare in western countries. Outside of endemic regions, hepatitis E is seldom considered a cause of liver failure. We describe the first reported case of hepatitis E induced acute liver failure in the Caribbean island of Trinidad and t...

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Autores principales: Singh, Keevan, Sang, Amanda C, Singh, Kevin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7117613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32257729
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7490

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7117613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32257729
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7490

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