Liver Failure and Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia in a Preterm Neonate: Role of Early IVIG and Exchange Transfusion
Neonatal liver failure (NLF) is a rare diagnosis but carries with it significant risks of mortality and morbidity. Common etiologies for NLF include metabolic causes, gestational alloimmune liver disease (GALD or neonatal hemochromatosis), and viral infections. We report a case of liver failure in a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
2018-04-01
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Series: | American Journal of Perinatology Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1649339 |