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Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... CA, small cell lung ... Extrahepatic - Biliary ... - Obstruction: Biliary ... #differential #
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
cholestasis → Cirrhosis/Liver ... hyperpigmentation • Jaundice ... or higher • Liver ... bile ducts Differential ... Diagnosis: • Viral hepatitis
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
(DIC, ascites, jaundice ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral Hepatitis ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... from contiguous focus ... perinephric abscess) • Biliary ... pediatrics #children #peds ... #differential #
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
vasculitis: 10%-16% Liver ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... , primary biliary ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management