Open AccessAcute liver failure secondary to severe systemic disease from fatal hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: Case report and systematic literature review
Author(s) -
Mitchell S. Cappell,
Ismail Hader,
Mitual Amin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v10.i9.629
Subject(s) - medicine , hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis , liver biopsy , pathology , liver transplantation , liver disease , leukopenia , gastroenterology , biopsy , transplantation , disease , chemotherapy
To systematically review liver disease associated with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), propose reasonable contraindications for liver transplantation for liver failure in HLH, and report an illustrative case.