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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Liver Failure, Acute
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Fallo Hepático Agudo
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Falência Hepática Aguda
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Synonyms English:
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Hepatic Failure, Fulminant
Liver Failure, Fulminant
Fulminating Hepatic Failure
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Tree Number:
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C06.552.308.500.750
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Definition English:
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A form of rapid-onset LIVER FAILURE, also known as fulminant hepatic failure, caused by severe liver injury or massive loss of HEPATOCYTES. It is characterized by sudden development of liver dysfunction and JAUNDICE. Acute liver failure may progress to exhibit cerebral dysfunction even HEPATIC COMA depending on the etiology that includes hepatic ISCHEMIA, drug toxicity, malignant infiltration, and viral hepatitis such as post-transfusion HEPATITIS B and HEPATITIS C. |
History Note English:
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93
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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30667
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Unique Identifier:
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D017114
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DeCS CID-10 SciELO LILACS LIS
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