Hepatitis G virus infection in fulminant hepatic failure

Hepatitis G virus infection in fulminant hepatic failure.

BACKGROUND RNA sequences of the recently identified hepatitis GB virus C (HGBV-C), also named hepatitis G virus (HGV), have been detected in patients with idiopathic fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) but the role of this agent in the disease remains controversial. AIMS To investigate the presence and implications of HGV infection in a large series of Spanish patients with FHF. PATIENTS Sixty ...

Fulminant hepatic failure in primary dengue infection.

A 9-month-old child presented with four days fever and altered sensorium for 2 days. He developed seizures in the emergency department and was in a state of shock. His blood sugar was 9 mg/dL. He was resuscitated with intravenous fluids. The child had fever, altered sensorium and erythematous skin. His liver was palpable 4 cm below right costal margin and spleen was just palpable. The limbs wer...

Glyphosate Poisoning with Acute Fulminant Hepatic Failure

Background: Glyphosate containing herbicides are widely used the world over. They are marketed as nontoxic to humans, but numerous studies have showed that these glyphosate-based herbicides (GlySH) can cause multiorgan damage.1 Recent reports of animal studies on rats have raised a doubt of liver damage after long term exposure to GlySH. Case Presentation: a young male had chronic exposure to G...

Fulminant hepatic failure in acute hepatitis C: increased risk in chronic carriers of hepatitis B virus.

BACKGROUND/AIMS The role of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in fulminant hepatitis remains controversial. This study was conducted to investigate the risk of fulminant hepatitis C in relation to HCV genotypes and concurrent infection of other viruses. PATIENTS 109 HCV RNA positive patients from 334 consecutive cases hospitalised to a medical centre in northern Taiwan for overt acute viral hepatitis w...

Fulminant hepatic failure due to metastatic choroidal melanoma