Severe acute liver failure as the initial manifestation of haematological malignancy.

Souto, P; Romãozinho, JM; Figueiredo, P; Sousa, I; Camacho, E; Donato, A; Freitas, D

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Acute liver failure is rarely secondary to lymphoma or leukaemia and it is extremely uncommon as the initial presentation of malignancy. We report a case of a young adult patient with severe acute liver failure referred for liver transplant, in which a Burkitt acute lymphoblastic leukaemia was diagnosed by bone marrow examination. A complete recovery and long remission were obtained with chemotherapy.