First case report of high volume therapeutic plasma exchange as a rescue therapy in dengue hemorrhagic fever with acute liver failure

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  • Surat Nakaviroj Prapokklao Hospital, Chanthaburi Province, Thailand

Keywords:

Case report, high volume therapeutic plasma exchange, acute liver failure, dengue

Abstract

Acute liver failure is a rare but life-threatening complication of severe dengue infection. Besides standard medical treatment, high volume therapeutic plasma exchange (HV-TPE) is a potential management strategy used to reverse hepatic encephalopathy and coagulopathy. HV-TPE, moreover, improves patient survival from acute liver failure due to paracetamol overdose, viral-induced hepatitis, and Wilson disease. The use of HV-TPE in acute liver failure with dengue hemorrhagic fever has never been reported. We, hereby, report a successful treatment with HV-TPE in acute liver failure with dengue hemorrhagic fever.

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Published

2023-07-19

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Nakaviroj S. First case report of high volume therapeutic plasma exchange as a rescue therapy in dengue hemorrhagic fever with acute liver failure. Chula Med J [Internet]. 2023 Jul. 19 [cited 2024 Oct. 8];65(3). Available from: https://he05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/CMJ/article/view/153