Title

Pathogenesis of Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in Patients With Infection

UMMS Affiliation

Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology

Publication Date

2019-10-09

Document Type

Article

Disciplines

Bacterial Infections and Mycoses | Digestive System Diseases | Gastroenterology | Hepatology | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Abstract

Acute‐on‐chronic liver failure (ACLF) can develop in patients with cirrhosis both at the compensated and decompensated stages of liver disease (Fig. 1). The clinical symptoms of ACLF include acute liver decompensation, organ failure (or multiorgan failure), and increased short‐term mortality.1 The triggers for ACLF could be different events including infections, gastrointestinal bleeding, alcohol binge, large‐volume paracentesis, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, and surgery, although the precipitating factor cannot be identified in some cases of ACLF.2 Most studies found infection as the most frequent cause of ACLF. The CANONIC study reported bacterial infection in 32.6% of 303 cases, whereas Shi et al. found 27.9% of 404 cases of ACLS linked to bacterial infection.3, 11 In the latter study from Asia, hepatitis B virus exacerbation caused ACLD in 35.8% of reported ACLS cases.3

DOI of Published Version

10.1002/cld.826

Source

Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). 2019 Oct 9;14(3):103-106. doi: 10.1002/cld.826. eCollection 2019 Sep. Link to article on publisher's site

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Clinical liver disease

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PubMed ID

31632659

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