Living Donor Liver Transplant for Dengue-Related Acute Liver Failure: A Case Report

Exp Clin Transplant. 2021 Feb;19(2):163-166. doi: 10.6002/ect.2020.0217. Epub 2020 Sep 17.

Abstract

Dengue is a common viral infection, especially in tropical countries, and it is a well-known cause of acute liver failure. The effects on the liver range from a mild illness to acute liver failure. Dengue-related acute liver failure has a high mortality rate, and the role of liver transplant in such cases has been less studied, due to the rapid progression and often associated multiorgan dysfunction in severe cases. Here, we report the first living donor liver transplant for an acute liver failure due to dengue. Although liver transplant is not the choice of treatment for sick patients, timely intervention in specific patients may have a role.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Dengue* / complications
  • Dengue* / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Liver Failure, Acute* / diagnosis
  • Liver Failure, Acute* / surgery
  • Liver Failure, Acute* / virology
  • Liver Transplantation*
  • Living Donors