Chencheng Xie, Jonathan M Fenkel, Dina L Halegoua-DeMarzio, Jesse M Civan, Danielle M Tholey, Steven K Herrine, Manish Thapar, Manju Ambelil, Sanaa Arastu, Adam M Frank, Ashesh P Shah, Jamie M Glorioso, Carlo G Ramirez, Adam S Bodzin, Warren R Maley, David A Sass
Introduction: Hepatitis A infection (HAV) is generally characterized by an acute icteric illness or may have a subclinical self-limited course, although rarely, can result in fulminant hepatitis and death. In 2019, the City of Philadelphia declared a public health emergency due to an HAV outbreak. We are reporting a series of four cases of acute liver failure (ALF) requiring liver transplantation (LT) due to acute HAV. Methods: Chart review and case descriptions of four patients with acute HAV-related ALF who were expeditiously evaluated, listed as Status 1A, and who underwent LT between August 2019 and October 2019 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital...
2021: Case Reports in Transplantation