Open AccessPediatric Wilson disease presenting as acute liver failure: Prognostic indices
Author(s) -
Weiyuan Fang,
Kuerbanjiang Abuduxikuer,
Peng Shi,
YiLing Qiu,
Jing Zhao,
Yu-Chuan Li,
Xueyuan Zhang,
Neng-Li Wang,
XinBao Xie,
Yi Lu,
A. S. Knisely
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i14.3273
Subject(s) - medicine , liver failure , disease , acute hepatic failure
Acute liver failure (ALF) can be a primary presentation of Wilson disease (WD). Mortality rates are high in WD with ALF (WDALF). Predictions of mortality in WDALF vary by model and are sometimes contradictory, perhaps because few patients are studied or WD diagnoses are questionable.