Acute liver failure

Japanese: 急性肝不全 - きゅうせいかんふぜん
Acute liver failure

…A state in which the liver's metabolic functions, such as bilirubin processing, protein synthesis, and detoxification, are severely impaired. It can be broadly divided into acute liver failure and chronic liver failure. The former is caused by the cessation of liver cell function and widespread necrosis due to severe inflammation caused by various types of acute hepatitis, such as fulminant hepatitis, subacute hepatitis, acute fatty liver of pregnancy, acute suppurative cholangitis, and severe alcoholic hepatitis. …

*Some of the terms that refer to "acute liver failure" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…肝臓のビリルビン処理,タンパク質合成,解毒などの代謝機能が,高度に障害された状態。大別して,急性肝不全と慢性肝不全に分けられる。前者は,種々の急性肝炎の重症化により生じる劇症肝炎,亜急性肝炎,妊娠性急性脂肪肝,急性化膿性胆管炎,重症のアルコール性肝炎などでの激しい炎症による肝細胞機能の停止と,広範な壊死が原因である。…

※「急性肝不全」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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