title: [Ischemic hepatitis. Description of 4 cases and review of the literature].
abstract: We studied four patients who presented a striking elevation of blood transaminases suggesting acute hepatitis. The post mortem histological examination of the liver revealed centrolobular necrosis that is commonly diagnosed as ischaemic hepatitis. The liver necrosis arose from heart failure which was worsened by an acute anaemia in one patient and by a severe hypoxemia, due to respiratory failure, in another. In three subjects there was evidence of disseminated intravascular coagulation that may be responsible for aggravating the condition of liver hypoxia. The authors also review the literature on the various aspects of ischaemic hepatitis.
authors.affiliation: Divisione Medicina I, Ospedale S. Giacomo Apostolo di Castelfranco Veneto, Treviso.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mastrapasqua
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scapinello
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Madia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zappalà
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Beltramello
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Virone
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Confortin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Costa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications*; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: L'epatite ischemia. Descrizione di 4 casi e revisione della letteratura.