Drug-Induced Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in Asian Patients

201983 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Harshad Devarbhavi · St.John's Medical College Hospital

Ashok Choudhury · Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences

Manoj Kumar · Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences

Rakhi Maiwall · Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences

Mamun Al Mahtab · Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

Salimur Rahman · Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

Yogesh Chawla

Abstract

Drugs are important identifiable causes of ACLF in Asia-Pacific countries, predominantly from complementary and alternative medications, followed by antituberculosis drugs. Encephalopathy, bilirubin, blood urea, lactate, and international normalized ratio (INR) predict mortality in drug-induced ACLF.

Topics & Keywords

Liver Disease and Transplantation Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volume 114, Issue 6, pp. 929-937

DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000201

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