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J Clin Transl Hepatol
April 2021
Department of Hepatology and Liver transplantation, Gleneagles Global Hospital, Hyderabad, India.
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in increased rates of hepatic decompensation, morbidity and mortality in patients suffering from existing liver disease, and deranged liver biochemistries in those without liver disease. In patients with cirrhosis with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), new onset organ failures manifesting as acute-on-chronic liver failure have also been reported. The severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) also directly binds to enterocytes and cholangiocytes via the angiotensin converting enzyme receptor 2, although the lung remains the portal of entry.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Med Virol
April 2021
Department of Anaesthesia, Pain Medicine & Critical Care, AIIMS, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
The burden and impact of secondary superadded infections in critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients is widely acknowledged. However, there is a dearth of information regarding the impact of COVID-19 in patients with tuberculosis, HIV, chronic hepatitis, and other concurrent infections. This review was conducted to evaluate the consequence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in patients with concurrent co-infections based on the publications reported to date.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Clin Exp Hepatol
April 2020
Institute of Liver & Digestive Diseases and Head of Hepatology & Liver Transplant (Medicine), BLK Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi, India.
Acute liver failure (ALF) is not an uncommon complication of a common disease such as acute hepatitis. Viral hepatitis followed by antituberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity are the commonest causes of ALF in India. Clinically, such patients present with appearance of jaundice, encephalopathy, and coagulopathy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIndian Pediatr
June 2017
Department of Pediatric Medicine, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, India.
J Clin Exp Hepatol
September 2016
Department of Hepatology, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160012, India.
Acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a recently recognized syndrome and its definition has been evolving over last two decades. Currently, there is no universal consensus about the definition as kind of cases being seen in the Western world appear to be somewhat different from those that are seen in Asia Pacific region. But every one agrees that definition of ACLF should include following components.
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