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Acute renal failure associated with acute non-fulminant hepatitis B
Author(s) -
Tomoya Kishi,
Yûji Ikeda,
Tsuyoshi Takashima,
Shuichi Rikitake,
Motoaki Miyazono,
Shigehisa Aoki,
Takanobu Sakemi,
Toshihiko Mizuta,
Keiichiro Fujimoto
Publication year - 2013
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.v5.i2.82
Subject(s) - medicine , fulminant hepatitis , acute hepatitis , fulminant , acute kidney injury , antibody , hepatitis , fulminant hepatic failure , hepatitis a virus , acute hepatitis b , hepatitis a , hepatitis b virus , gastroenterology , immunology , virus , liver transplantation , transplantation , hbsag
A 38-year-old female presenting with a high fever of 39 °C developed severe liver dysfunction and acute renal failure (ARF). In tests for a hepatitis associated virus, an Immunoglobulin M-anti-hepatitis B virus core antibody was the only positive finding. Moreover, the progression of ARF coincided with the pole period of liver damage and all the other assumed causes for the ARF were unlikely. Therefore, this case was diagnosed as ARF caused by acute hepatitis B. ARF associated with non-fulminant hepatitis has been infrequently reported, usually in association with acute hepatitis A. This case is considered to be an extremely rare and interesting case.

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