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Case Reports
. 2020 Jul;40(7):1590-1593.
doi: 10.1111/liv.14506. Epub 2020 May 20.

Acute on chronic liver failure from novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

He Qiu  1 , Praneet Wander  2 , David Bernstein  2   3 , Sanjaya K Satapathy  3
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Acute on chronic liver failure from novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

He Qiu et al. Liver Int. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly infectious viral disease that predominantly causes respiratory symptoms. Elevated liver enzymes have been reported during the course of disease and appear to be common. We present a 56-year-old woman with a history of decompensated alcoholic cirrhosis who presented with abdominal pain, fever and diarrhoea and was found to have acute on chronic liver failure secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection. The patient was treated with empiric antibiotic and supportive care with subsequent improvement.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; acute on chronic liver failure.

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