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Acute Hepatitis A Causing Severe Hemolysis and Renal Failure in Undiagnosed Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficient Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Iman AbutinehKyle KreitmanJiten P KothadiaBilal AliRicha JainIan ClarkBenedict J MaliakkalSatheesh P Nair
Published in: Case reports in hepatology (2021)
Infection with hepatitis A virus is usually a self-limited illness that rarely results in fulminant liver failure. Severe hemolysis is an uncommon complication but has been reported in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. Here, we report a case with undiagnosed G6PD deficiency who presented with hyperbilirubinemia, severe hemolysis, and acute renal failure precipitated by acute hepatitis A infection.
Keyphrases
  • liver failure
  • hepatitis b virus
  • early onset
  • drug induced
  • respiratory failure
  • red blood cell
  • case report
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • intensive care unit
  • extracorporeal membrane oxygenation