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Changing etiological spectrum of acute liver failure.

Saksham SethSudhir MaharshiKamlesh Kumar SharmaRupesh PokharnaSandeep NijhawanShyam Sunder Sharma
Published in: Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (2024)
The most common cause for ALF was hepatitis A virus, followed by hepatitis B virus, while in ALF mimics it was malaria followed by dengue fever, in our study. Patients of ALF mimics can have similar presentation, but a high index of suspicion and awareness is required to identify the common infectious ALF mimics for early diagnosis.
Keyphrases
  • liver failure
  • hepatitis b virus
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • chronic kidney disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • zika virus
  • dengue virus