Ischemic hepatitis. Description of 4 cases and review of the literature

Mastrapasqua, G.; Scapinello, A.; Madia, D.; Zappalà, G.; Beltramello, G.; Virone, C.; Confortin, L.; Costa, F.

Minerva Gastroenterologica E Dietologica 39(2): 93-97

1993


ISSN/ISBN: 1121-421X
PMID: 8364107
Document Number: 407127
We studied four patients who presented a striking elevation of blood transaminases suggesting acute hepatitis. The post mortem histological examination of the liver revealed centrolobular necrosis that is commonly diagnosed as ischaemic hepatitis. The liver necrosis arose from heart failure which was worsened by an acute anaemia in one patient and by a severe hypoxemia, due to respiratory failure, in another. In three subjects there was evidence of disseminated intravascular coagulation that may be responsible for aggravating the condition of liver hypoxia. The authors also review the literature on the various aspects of ischaemic hepatitis.

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