Congestive heart failure as cause of fulminant hepatic failure.
In this patient with long-standing cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure the syndrome of fulminant hepatic failure developed on two occasions; he recovered both times. There was no evidence of viral or toxic hepatitis as a cause of his liver failure. We conclude that in this case, aggravation of long-standing congestive heart failure may have led to severe hepatocellular necrosis with signs of encephalopathy not commonly observed.
D000208:Acute Disease; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis