Opportunistic infection in the patients with acute liver failure: a report of three cases with one fatality.

Abstract

We report three cases of severe opportunistic infection in patients with acute liver failure (ALF). These cases included a 56-year-old man infected with Cryptococcus neoformans, cytomegarovirus (CMV), Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigates, as well as a 62-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman infected with pneumocystis pneumonia, CMV and Aspergillus fumigatus. One patient died as a result of the infection rather than liver failure. We stress the importance of opportunistic infection as a consideration in the use of immunosuppressive agents for the treatment of ALF.

• Authors: Makoto Arai, Fumio Imazeki, Yutaka Yonemitsu, Tatsuo Kanda, Keiichi Fujiwara, Kenichi Fukai, Akira Watanabe, Takeyuki Sato, Shigeto Oda, Osamu Yokosuka
• Journal: Clinical journal of gastroenterology (Clin J Gastroenterol) Vol. 2 Issue 6 Pg. 420-424 (Dec 2009) ISSN: 1865-7257 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 26192799 (Publication Type: Journal Article)