Acute hypoxic hepatitis ('liver shock'): still a frequently overlooked cardiological diagnosis.
The diagnosis of acute hypoxic hepatitis remains problematic. We describe a series of 14 patients who were initially hospitalized in an hepatic care unit with a diagnosis of fulminant hepatitis, and were subsequently found to have acute hypoxic hepatitis ('liver shock') secondary to heart failure. A diagnostic algorithm is proposed.
Service de Cardiology, Hôpital Beaujon, AP-HP, 100 boulevard du Général Leclerc, 92110 Clichy, France.
Caroline
C
Denis
Caroline
C
De Kerguennec
Jacques
J
Bernuau
Florence
F
Beauvais
Alain
A
Cohen Solal
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000150:complications; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood
D010100:Oxygen