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ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences

Fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) due to acute hepatitis C.

Bilal Bin Younis, Rozina Arshad, Saima Khurhsid, Junaid Masood, Farhan Nazir, Maham Tahira

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Article in Pakistan journal of medical sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Viral etiologies of acute liver failure.World journal of virology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bilal Bin YounisBilal Bin Younis, Sakina Institute of Diabetes and Endocrine Research, Shamalar Medical & Dental College Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Rozina ArshadRozina Arshad, Sakina Institute of Diabetes and Endocrine Research, Shamalar Medical & Dental College Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Saima KhurhsidSaima Khurhsid, Sakina Institute of Diabetes and Endocrine Research, Shamalar Medical & Dental College Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Junaid MasoodJunaid Masood, Sakina Institute of Diabetes and Endocrine Research, Shamalar Medical & Dental College Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Farhan NazirFarhan Nazir, Sakina Institute of Diabetes and Endocrine Research, Shamalar Medical & Dental College Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Maham TahiraMaham Tahira, Sakina Institute of Diabetes and Endocrine Research, Shamalar Medical & Dental College Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Shalamar Hospital · PK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute hepatitis C (HCV) infection has been identified as an important cause of fulminant hepatic failure (FHF), characterized by rapid deterioration of liver function from massive hepatic necrosis leading to encephalopathy and multi-organ failure. We admitted a female patient at Shalamar Hospital with jaundice, fever, encephalopathy and coagulopathy of short duration with no history of any comorbidity. Her hepatitis viral screen revealed positive anti HCV. Her viral loads were also high. A diagnosis of FHF due to acute HCV infection was made. Patient was treated conservatively and improved gradually. In summary, acute HCV can cause FHF and should be ruled out in patients with FHF of unknown cause in an endemic country for HCV like Pakistan.

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Fulminant hepatic failureHCVHepatitis

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PMID26430449
PMCPMC4590397
OpenAlexW2462769656

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