Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a very rare vascular neoplasm, which is often multifocal or metastatic at diagnosis. Most frequently arises in the liver, followed by the lung and bones. The authors present a case of a liver transplant recipient who developed a pattern of hepatic cholestasis associated with the appearance of a proliferative hepatic lesion with infiltrative growth.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Wilson's disease (WD) is associated with a variety of movement disorders and progressive neurological dysfunction. The aim of this study was to correlate baseline brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features with clinical phenotype and long-term outcomes in chronically treated WD patients.
Methods: Patients were retrospectively selected from an institutional database.
The majority of acute iron toxicity cases occur in young children from accidental ingestion. In adults, iron poisoning is rare and mostly due to intentional ingestion. Physicians, particularly those who do not routinely treat pediatric patients, are often unfamiliar with the clinical manifestation of iron poisoning, its management, and its potential for multiple organ failure, especially liver damage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBrain manganese (Mn) accumulation is a key feature in patients with acquired hepatocerebral degeneration (AHD). The role of trace elements other than Mn in AHD needs to be clarified. In this study, using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, we aimed to evaluate blood levels of trace elements in patients with AHD before and after liver transplantation (LT).
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