Fulminant hepatitis A complicated by Takotsubo syndrome successfully treated with standard volume plasma exchange.

ABSTRACT: Fulminant hepatic failure is an unusual complication of hepatitis A virus infection which, without liver transplantation, is associated with a poor prognosis. We report a case of fulminant hepatitis A complicated by severe cardiac dysfunction, related to Takotsubo syndrome, that was considered a contraindication for transplantation and was successfully managed with standard volume plasma exchange.

SUBMITTER: Caballol B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7005653 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature