| Title | Diffuse malignant infiltration of the liver manifesting as a case of acute liver failure. | | Author(s) | Gilbert J, Rutledge H, Koch A | | Institution | J Gilbert is a Gastroenterology Fellow and A Koch is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, and H Rutledge is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Staff Physician at the VA Medical Center, all at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, KY, USA. | | Source | Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol 2008 Jun 3. | | Abstract | Background A 54-year-old male with a history of coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus and 120 pack years of tobacco abuse presented to the emergency room with right upper quadrant abdominal pain, decreased appetite and dark urine.Investigations Laboratory investigations, chest radiograph, portal duplex, CT of the abdomen and pelvis, liver serologies and autopsy.Diagnosis Fulminant hepatic failure secondary to metastatic small-cell lung carcinoma.Management Supportive care. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 18521114 |
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