JHEP Reports
(Dec 2019)
Fulminant hepatitis A complicated by Takotsubo syndrome successfully treated with standard volume plasma exchange
Berta Caballol,
Enric Reverter,
Joan Cid,
María Hernández-Tejero,
Michela Triolo,
Miquel Lozano,
Javier Fernández
Affiliations
Berta Caballol
Liver ICU, Liver Unit, IMDiM, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS and CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
Enric Reverter
Liver ICU, Liver Unit, IMDiM, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS and CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
Joan Cid
Apheresis & Cellular Therapy Unit, Department of Hemotherapy and Hemostasis, ICMHO, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
María Hernández-Tejero
Liver ICU, Liver Unit, IMDiM, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS and CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
Michela Triolo
Liver ICU, Liver Unit, IMDiM, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS and CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
Miquel Lozano
Apheresis & Cellular Therapy Unit, Department of Hemotherapy and Hemostasis, ICMHO, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Javier Fernández
Liver ICU, Liver Unit, IMDiM, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS and CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain; EF Clif, EASL-CLIF Consortium and Grifols Chair, Barcelona, Spain; Corresponding author. Address: J. Fernández, MD, PhD. Liver Unit, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona. Spain. Tel.: 34-93-2275400 3329, fax: 34-93-4515522.
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1,
no. 6
Abstract
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Summary: Fulminant hepatic failure is an unusual complication of hepatitis A virus infection which, without liver transplantation, is associated with a poor prognosis. We report a case of fulminant hepatitis A complicated by severe cardiac dysfunction, related to Takotsubo syndrome, that was considered a contraindication for transplantation and was successfully managed with standard volume plasma exchange.
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