.... Hepatic involvement, previously described in immunocompromised and occasionally in immunocompetent adults, can lead to acute liver failure (ALF). Case Presentation: We report a case of a 20-year-old female with no known liver disease, who presented with a 4-day history of diffuse abdominal pain, vomiting...

...Andreia Filipa Nogueira; Catarina Teixeira; Carla Fernandes; Rita Moinho; Isabel Gonçalves; Carla Regina Pinto; Leonor Carvalho Introduction: Acute liver failure (ALF), although rare in children, is a complex progressive pathology, with multisystem involvement and high mortality. Isolated variables...

...Sofia Bragança; Mário Ferraz; Nuno Germano Background: Acute liver failure (ALF) may represent an indication for liver transplantation (LT). However, in patients who do not meet the criteria or who have contraindications for LT, support measures remain indicated since they may improve survival...

...Luís Rodrigues; Sofia Almeida; Catarina Salgado; Cristina Gonçalves Introduction: Sickle cell intrahepatic cholestasis (SCIC) is one of the rarest and the most severe acute hepatic manifestations of sickle cell disease (SCD) and it can rapidly progress to acute liver failure. It is associated...

...Ana Rita Gonçalves Costa; Inês Freitas; Joana Raposo; Gustavo Barbosa; Helena P. Miranda; Filipe Nery Acute liver failure (ALF) is a rare entity, particularly in the context of Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS). BCS is an uncommon disorder with multiple risk factors, most commonly myeloproliferative...

...David N. Perdigoto; Luís Tomé; Dulce Diogo; José Ferrão; Ricardo Martins; Pedro Oliveira; Guilherme Tralhão; Emanuel Furtado Introduction: Acute liver failure is an uncommon condition associated with a high mortality. Most patients do not survive without liver transplantation. In the last decades...