Fig. 27.1 Imbalance of vasoconstrictors and vasodilators in cirrhosis The second contributing factor to portal hypertension results from increased portal-collateral blood flow. The hyperdynamic circulatory state in cirrhosis was first…
Type Enzyme Clinical features 5-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase porphyria 5-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase Rare, primarily neurological symptoms, no photosensitivity [2] Acute intermittent porphyria Porphobilinogen deaminase The most common acute form of porphyria….
Enzyme Typical clinical features Ornithine transcarbamylase Severe encephalopathy with onset at between 24 and 48 h of life in male homozygotes. Mild recurrent encephalopathy after protein-rich meals in female heterozygotes….
Type of adenoma Prevalence Malignant transformation MRI characteristics Inflammatory HCAs 30–50 % 5–10 % Plain MRI: hyperintense on T2WI; hypointense on T1WI HNF-1-mutated HCAs 30–35 % Minimal Heterogeneous hypointense areas…
Type Enzyme Clinical features Ia Glucose 6-phosphatase Presentation in early infancy, severe hypoglycemia, hepatomegaly, unable to tolerate starvation [3, 5] Ib Glucose-6-phosphate specific transporter deficiency Presentation in early infancy, severe…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Kia Saeian and Reza Shaker (eds.)Liver Disordershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30103-7_17 17. Autoimmune Liver Diseases: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis José Franco1 (1) Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8700 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee,…
Population group Incidence of HCC Surveillance recommended Asian male hepatitis B carriers > age 40 0.4–0.6 %/year Asian female hepatitis B carriers > age 50 0.3–0.6 %/year Hepatitis B…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Kia Saeian and Reza Shaker (eds.)Liver Disordershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30103-7_12 12. Viral Hepatitis: Other Viral Hepatides Adnan Said1 and Aiman Ghufran2 (1) Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, William S. Middleton VAMC, University…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Kia Saeian and Reza Shaker (eds.)Liver Disordershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30103-7_10 10. Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis B (& D) Tatyana Taranukha1 and Venelin Kounev1 (1) Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA…
Vaccinations Brand names Dose Schedule Hepatitis A Havrix Vaqta 1440 EL.U in 1 mL IM 50 U in 1 mL IM 0, 6–12 months Hepatitis B Engerix-B Recombivax HB 20…
