Abstract
Neonatal acute liver failure (NALF) is a rare disease with a few known primary causes: gestational alloimmune liver disease (GALD), viral infections, metabolic diseases, and ischemic injury. Many cases still do not have a known cause. Laboratory evaluation may suggest a diagnosis. Most of the known causes have disease-specific treatments that improve outcomes. Survival is improving with better knowledge about and treatment options for GALD; however, overall mortality for NALF is still 24%. Liver transplant remains an important option for neonates with an indeterminate cause of NALF and those who do not respond to established treatments.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 25-39 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Clinics in Perinatology |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2020 |
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Publisher Copyright:© 2019 Elsevier Inc.
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Keywords
- Gestational alloimmune liver disease
- Liver failure
- Liver transplant
- Neonatal
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article
- Review
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