Case Series

Acute Liver Failure Requiring Liver Transplantation due to Acute Hepatitis A Virus Infection

Table 1

Summary of four cases of Acute HAV-related ALF requiring LT.

PatientAge/genderLab testsMELDHEStatus 1A (Y/N)Time from admission to LT (days)Pathology
pAST (IU/L)pALT (IU/L)pT-bili (mg/dL)pINRpCr (mg/dL)

164 F747172706.7>8.182.040YY1Acute hepatitis with massive hepatic necrosis
269 F5442512310.68.311.9640YY2Acute hepatitis with massive hepatic necrosis
344 F750066909.26.331.539YY2Acute hepatitis with massive hepatic necrosis
464 M9137902113.08.042.1440YY3Acute hepatitis with massive hepatic necrosis

F: female; M: male; pAST: peak aspartate aminotransferase; pALT: peak alanine aminotransferase; pT-bili: peak total bilirubin; pINR: peak international normalized ratio; pCr: peak creatinine; MELD: model for end-stage liver disease score; HE: hepatic encephalopathy; Y: yes; N: no; LT: liver transplantation.