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Editorial
. 2022 Jul 21;11(14):4249.
doi: 10.3390/jcm11144249.

Acute Liver Failure and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in COVID-19 Era

Tatsuo Kanda  1 , Reina Sasaki-Tanaka  1 , Tomotaka Ishii  1 , Hayato Abe  2 , Masahiro Ogawa  1 , Hirayuki Enomoto  3
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Acute Liver Failure and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in COVID-19 Era

Tatsuo Kanda et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

Acute liver failure (ALF) and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), respectively, occur in patients with normal liver and patients with chronic liver diseases, including cirrhosis [...].

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Acute liver failure (ALF) and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) era. CPE, cytopathic effect; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; ACE2R, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor; MAFLD, metabolic associated fatty liver diseases; NASH, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; HAV, hepatitis A virus; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HDV, hepatitis D virus; HEV, hepatitis E virus; AIH, autoimmune hepatitis.
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