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Etiology and prognosis of acute liver failure in children

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Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2008
Tongue: English
Weight: 155 KB
Volume: 14
Category: Article
ISSN: 1527-6465
DOI: 10.1002/lt.21641

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Key Points

The etiology of acute liver failure in children differs from that in adults, with metabolic conditions being commoner in Europe and North America and hepatitis A being the commonest cause in Asia and South America. 2. Encephalopathy usually is a late feature and is not essential for the diagnosis. 3. Unlike adults, there are no good prognostic criteria that can predict survival without liver transplantation. 4. It is important to exclude genetic multisystem disorders before liver transplantation is considered.

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