The utility of liver transplantation to treat acute liver failure caused by adult-onset Still’s disease: case reports

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Tomomi Kogiso ◽  
Yoshihito Kotera ◽  
Akiko Omori ◽  
Naoko Konda ◽  
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Eri Watanabe ◽  
Yohei Sugiyama ◽  
Hiroaki Sato ◽  
Toshiyuki Imanishi ◽  
Akinari Fukuda ◽  
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Abstract Adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD) is a rare systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology that is categorized as a non-hereditary disease. Neonatal hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is also a rare, but potentially fatal condition. Neonatal HLH is one of the causes of neonatal acute liver failure that often requires urgent liver transplantation. The relationship between AOSD during pregnancy and neonatal HLH currently remains unclear. We encountered a case of AOSD that developed during pregnancy, and an offspring was born with neonatal HLH resulting in severe liver failure. The mother with AOSD only presented with liver dysfunction during pregnancy; however, disease activity was exacerbated after delivery. The maternal clinical course was quite severe and refractory that she required biological therapy in addition to high-dose corticosteroids and immunosuppressants. Additionally, the severe condition of the neonate with HLH and acute liver failure required intensive care with the administration of steroids and intravenous immunoglobulin treatments, and ultimately liver transplantation. This is the first case that severe maternal AOSD associated with a neonatal HLH resulted in severe clinical courses. Physicians need to be aware of the risk of a mother with AOSD delivering an offspring with neonatal HLH with potentially acute liver failure.


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