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10.7759/cureus.15242 [doi]
PMC8232982 [pmc]
Ovid MEDLINE(R)
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A Gut Feeling: Acute Liver Failure - An Unusual Manifestation of Malignant Catatonia.
Cureus. 13(5):e15242, 2021 May 25.
Cureus. 13(5):e15242, 2021 May 25.
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We present a rare case in which malignant catatonia led to acute liver failure (ALF). A 19-year-old male was admitted for psychosis and developed ALF with a peak aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase of 5,728 U/L and 7,735 U/L, respectively, and a peak international normalized ratio of 7.1. Liver biopsy showed significant confluent necrosis involving >70% of the liver tissue. He was listed for a liver transplant but was ultimately taken off of because of significant improvement with treatment by N-acetylcysteine infusion. Through our research, we found that symptoms of hepatitis can be seen with psychotic disorders, but ALF is rare. Copyright (c) 2021, Kiparizoska et al.
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Case Reports
Davis, William
Duong, Michelle
Griffith, Nayrana
Kiparizoska, Sara
Davis W, Duong M, Griffith N, Hsu C, Kiparizoska S
https://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15242
https://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15242
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