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Descriptor English: Liver Failure, Acute
Descriptor Spanish: Fallo Hepático Agudo
Descriptor fracaso hepático agudo
Entry term(s) fallo hepático agudo
fallo hepático fulminante
fracaso hepático fulminante
insuficiencia fulminante del hígado
insuficiencia hepática aguda
insuficiencia hepática fulminante
insuficiencia hepática grave aguda
Scope note: Forma de FRACASO HEPÁTICO de instauración rápida, también conocida como insuficiencia hepática fulminante, causada por una lesión hepática grave o pérdida masiva de HEPATOCTOS. Se caracteriza por disfunción hepática de instauración brusca e ICTERICIA. Puede progresar y mostrar disfunción cerebral e incluso COMA, dependiendo de la etiología que comprende la ISQUEMIA, el efecto tóxico de fármacos, la infiltración tumoral y las hepatitis víricas, como ocurre en la HEPATITIS B y HEPATITIS C postransfusional.
Descriptor Portuguese: Falência Hepática Aguda
Descriptor French: Défaillance hépatique aigüe
Entry term(s): Acute Hepatic Failure
Acute Liver Failure
Failure, Acute Hepatic
Failure, Acute Liver
Fulminant Hepatic Failure
Fulminant Hepatic Failures
Fulminant Liver Failure
Fulminant Liver Failures
Fulminating Hepatic Failure
Fulminating Hepatic Failures
Fulminating Liver Failure
Fulminating Liver Failures
Hepatic Failure, Acute
Hepatic Failure, Fulminant
Hepatic Failure, Fulminating
Liver Failure, Fulminant
Liver Failure, Fulminating
Tree number(s): C06.552.308.500.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017114
Scope note: A form of rapid-onset LIVER FAILURE, also known as fulminant hepatic failure, caused by severe liver injury or massive loss of HEPATOCYTES. It is characterized by sudden development of liver dysfunction and JAUNDICE. Acute liver failure may progress to exhibit cerebral dysfunction even HEPATIC COMA depending on the etiology that includes hepatic ISCHEMIA, drug toxicity, malignant infiltration, and viral hepatitis such as post-transfusion HEPATITIS B and HEPATITIS C.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Hepatic Encephalopathy (1967-1992)
Hepatitis, Toxic (1969-1992)
Liver Diseases (1966-1992)
Public MeSH Note: 93
History Note: 93
DeCS ID: 30667
Unique ID: D017114
NLM Classification: WI 712
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Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/22
Revision Date: 2023/02/26
Liver Failure, Acute - Preferred
Concept UI M0026001
Scope note A form of rapid-onset LIVER FAILURE, also known as fulminant hepatic failure, caused by severe liver injury or massive loss of HEPATOCYTES. It is characterized by sudden development of liver dysfunction and JAUNDICE. Acute liver failure may progress to exhibit cerebral dysfunction even HEPATIC COMA depending on the etiology that includes hepatic ISCHEMIA, drug toxicity, malignant infiltration, and viral hepatitis such as post-transfusion HEPATITIS B and HEPATITIS C.
Preferred term Liver Failure, Acute
Entry term(s) Acute Hepatic Failure
Acute Liver Failure
Failure, Acute Hepatic
Failure, Acute Liver
Hepatic Failure, Acute
Liver Failure, Fulminant - Narrower
Concept UI M000758983
Preferred term Liver Failure, Fulminant
Entry term(s) Fulminant Hepatic Failure
Fulminant Hepatic Failures
Fulminant Liver Failure
Fulminant Liver Failures
Fulminating Hepatic Failure
Fulminating Hepatic Failures
Fulminating Liver Failure
Fulminating Liver Failures
Hepatic Failure, Fulminant
Hepatic Failure, Fulminating
Liver Failure, Fulminating



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