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N-Acetylcysteine in the Management of Acute Liver Failure From Sickle Cell Hepatic Crisis.

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Zhang, X; Burroughs, S; Farooq, A; Bashir, MR; Muir, AJ; Patel, YA
Published in: ACG Case Rep J
August 2019

N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has been well studied in the treatment of acetaminophen-induced and select non-acetaminophen-induced liver failure. However, its role in the management of sickle cell hepatic crisis resulting in acute liver failure (ALF) is unknown. We describe and discuss the novel and beneficial use of NAC in a 25-year-old man with ALF due to sickle cell hepatic crisis. We further review ALF in sickle cell disease and NAC in the treatment of non-acetaminophen-induced liver failure. Our case highlights the promising role of NAC in sickle cell-related liver injury.

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ACG Case Rep J

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2326-3253

Publication Date

August 2019

Volume

6

Issue

8

Start / End Page

e00161

Location

United States
 

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Zhang, X., Burroughs, S., Farooq, A., Bashir, M. R., Muir, A. J., & Patel, Y. A. (2019). N-Acetylcysteine in the Management of Acute Liver Failure From Sickle Cell Hepatic Crisis. ACG Case Rep J, 6(8), e00161. https://doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000161
Zhang, Xiaojie, Sarah Burroughs, Ahmad Farooq, Mustafa R. Bashir, Andrew J. Muir, and Yuval A. Patel. “N-Acetylcysteine in the Management of Acute Liver Failure From Sickle Cell Hepatic Crisis.ACG Case Rep J 6, no. 8 (August 2019): e00161. https://doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000161.
Zhang X, Burroughs S, Farooq A, Bashir MR, Muir AJ, Patel YA. N-Acetylcysteine in the Management of Acute Liver Failure From Sickle Cell Hepatic Crisis. ACG Case Rep J. 2019 Aug;6(8):e00161.
Zhang, Xiaojie, et al. “N-Acetylcysteine in the Management of Acute Liver Failure From Sickle Cell Hepatic Crisis.ACG Case Rep J, vol. 6, no. 8, Aug. 2019, p. e00161. Pubmed, doi:10.14309/crj.0000000000000161.
Zhang X, Burroughs S, Farooq A, Bashir MR, Muir AJ, Patel YA. N-Acetylcysteine in the Management of Acute Liver Failure From Sickle Cell Hepatic Crisis. ACG Case Rep J. 2019 Aug;6(8):e00161.

Published In

ACG Case Rep J

DOI

ISSN

2326-3253

Publication Date

August 2019

Volume

6

Issue

8

Start / End Page

e00161

Location

United States