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2 adolescent patients referred for evaluation of severe "hepatitis" found to have clinically unsuspected…
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LV failure may mimic acute hepatitis in adolescents via hepatic hypoxia; case reports leave open whether routine cardiac evaluation improves detection.
Severe heart failure in adolescents can present with clinical and laboratory signs mimicking acute hepatitis due to hepatic hypoxia, highlighting the need for careful cardiac evaluation.
Treem et al. (1986) studied this question.
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