Acute Liver Failure Requiring Liver Transplantation due to Acute Hepatitis A Virus Infection.
Chencheng XieJonathan M FenkelDina L Halegoua-DeMarzioJesse M CivanDanielle M TholeySteven K HerrineManish ThaparManju AmbelilSanaa ArastuAdam M FrankAshesh P ShahJamie M GloriosoCarlo G RamirezAdam S BodzinWarren R MaleyDavid A SassPublished in: Case reports in transplantation (2021)
Although rare, patients presenting with acute HAV need close monitoring as they may rapidly progress to ALF. Early referral to a transplant center afforded timely access to LT and yielded overall good one-year survival. Widespread HAV vaccination for high-risk individuals is an essential strategy for preventing disease and curbing such future outbreaks.