Anaplastic T-cell lymphoma presenting as fatal acute liver failure.
Acute liver failure (ALF) is an uncommon manifestation of liver disease and constitutes a medical emergency for which early identification is necessary. Hepatic involvement by hematologic malignancies although frequent, rarely causes severe hepatic dysfunction. Even more, acute hepatic failure as the first manifestation of a hematologic malignancy is extremely uncommon, although some cases have been reported in the literature. We describe the case of a 61 y/o puertorrican veteran who developed acute hepatic failure secondary to massive infiltration of the liver by a recurrent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Gastroenterology Section, San Juan Veterans Administration Medical Center.
Luis Angel
LA
Armstrong
Doris H
DH
Toro
Jaime
J
Martinez-Souss
Betty
B
Chinea
Daniel
D
Conde-Sterling
D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D017114:Liver Failure, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged