Liver transplant for adult hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: case report and literature review

Exp Clin Transplant. 2012 Oct;10(5):508-12. doi: 10.6002/ect.2011.0204. Epub 2012 Aug 23.

Abstract

We report the case of a middle-aged man who died from multiorgan failure 3 weeks after orthotopic liver transplant for fulminant hepatic failure, associated with a rare, often fatal, hematologic condition that usually presents in childhood. We discuss the importance of its diagnosis, treatment, and implications for liver transplant.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Liver Failure, Acute / complications
  • Liver Failure, Acute / surgery*
  • Liver Transplantation*
  • Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic / complications
  • Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic / surgery*
  • Male
  • Multiple Organ Failure / etiology