Journal article
A262 NEONATAL ACUTE LIVER FAILURE DUE TO PRESUMED GESTATIONAL ALLOIMMUNE LIVER DISEASE - A CASE REPORT
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Neonatal acute liver failure (NALF) is a rare disease that is distinct from acute liver failure seen in older children and adults. Gestational alloimmune liver disease (GALD) is the most frequent cause, is initiated in utero by sensitization of the maternal immune system to a fetal hepatocyte antigen and subsequent production of maternal immunoglobulin G antibodies that cross the placenta. Maternal IgG binds to a fetal …Authors
Schmidt M; Ling S; Ng V; Kamath B; Kortbeek S; Jones N; Miserachs M; Lepore N; Reitzel N; Zachos M
Journal
Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, Vol. 6, No. Suppl 1, pp. 81–82
Publication Date
3 2023
ISSN
2515-2084