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MeSH Heading: Liver Failure, Acute
Tree Number(s): C06.552.308.500.750
Unique ID: D017114
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017114
Scope Note: A form of rapid-onset LIVER FAILURE, also known as fulminant hepatic failure, caused by severe liver injury or massive loss of HEPATOCYTES. It is characterized by sudden development of liver dysfunction and JAUNDICE. Acute liver failure may progress to exhibit cerebral dysfunction even HEPATIC COMA depending on the etiology that includes hepatic ISCHEMIA, drug toxicity, malignant infiltration, and viral hepatitis such as post-transfusion HEPATITIS B and HEPATITIS C.
Entry Term(s): Acute Hepatic Failure; Acute Liver Failure; Fulminant Hepatic Failure; Fulminating Hepatic Failure; Fulminating Liver Failure; Hepatic Failure, Acute; Hepatic Failure, Fulminant; Liver Failure, Fulminant
NLM Classification #: WI 712
Previous Indexing: Hepatic Encephalopathy (1967-1992); Hepatitis, Toxic (1969-1992); Liver Diseases (1966-1992)
Public MeSH Note: 93
History Note: 93
Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/22
Revision Date: 2019/06/17

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

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congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

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enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

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metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

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pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Digestive System Diseases [C06]
- Liver Diseases [C06.552]
  - Hepatic Insufficiency [C06.552.308]
    - Liver Failure [C06.552.308.500]

Liver Failure, Acute Preferred

Concept UI: M0026001
Scope Note: A form of rapid-onset LIVER FAILURE, also known as fulminant hepatic failure, caused by severe liver injury or massive loss of HEPATOCYTES. It is characterized by sudden development of liver dysfunction and JAUNDICE. Acute liver failure may progress to exhibit cerebral dysfunction even HEPATIC COMA depending on the etiology that includes hepatic ISCHEMIA, drug toxicity, malignant infiltration, and viral hepatitis such as post-transfusion HEPATITIS B and HEPATITIS C.
Terms: Liver Failure, Acute Preferred Term
Term UI T051098
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Fulminant Hepatic Failure
Term UI T000957122
Date05/06/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Fulminating Hepatic Failure
Term UI T019605
Date10/01/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Fulminating Liver Failure
Term UI T019606
Date10/01/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Acute Liver Failure
Term UI T733816
Date01/23/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2010); Liver Failure, Fulminant
Term UI T019608
Date10/01/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Hepatic Failure, Acute
Term UI T051097
Date10/09/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Acute Hepatic Failure
Term UI T000956948
Date05/06/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Hepatic Failure, Fulminant
Term UI T019607
Date10/01/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993)

Liver Failure, Acute MeSH Descriptor Data 2023