Liver involvement in systemic infection.

The liver is often involved in systemic infections, resulting in various types of abnormal liver function test results. In particular, hyperbilirubinemia in the range of 2-10 mg/dL is often seen in patients with sepsis, and several mechanisms for this phenomenon have been proposed. In this review, we summarize how the liver is involved in various systemic infections that are not considered to be primarily hepatotropic. In most patients with systemic infections, treatment for the invading microbes is enough to normalize the liver function tests. However, some patients may show severe liver injury or fulminant hepatic failure, requiring intensive treatment of the liver.

• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  World Journal of Hepatology

• Publication date

  2014-09-27

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.4254/wjh.v6.i9.632PMID 25276279PMCID PMC4179142
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