Case Study of Acute Liver Failure Due to Large B­-Cell Lymphoma

Abstract

This case study is about a 72 yrs elderly woman as for acute liver failed due to huge b-cell lymphoma diffusion. The patient was diagnosed with the disease in the past and was on treatment for it. However, she started showing symptoms of fatigue and jaundice which led to hospitalization. The study looks at her medical history and current condition as well as how her disease has progressed over time. It also discusses the various treatments that have been tried so far and their effects on her. A CT scan indicated a huge B-cell lymphoma diffusely involving the liver. The patient underwent an emergency laparotomy and resection of the liver lesion because her condition was deteriorating rapidly. The woman had an enlarged liver (10 cm) with a nodular surface and diffusely increased attenuation on CT scan. She also had a gallbladder wall thickening on ultrasound examination. She has been hospitalized for the further assessment as well as organization of her acute liver fail due to huge B-cell lymphoma dispersion. The seventy two yrs elderly women acute liver problem due to huge B-cell lymphoma dispersion has been hospitalized for such a liver transplant. The patient has been given a diagnosis with huge B-cell lymphoma, that have distributed to her liver. The patients condition worsened incredibly quickly but she was admitted for a liver transplant. Acute liver failure can be caused by many different conditions, including poisoning, drug-induced hepatitis, viral hepatitis, alcoholic hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, and hepatic malignancies. Acute liver failure is usually reversible if it is caused by an identifiable cause and if that cause can be treated.