Abstract
Background: Tumor necrosis factor-α antagonists (anti-TNF-α) have been associated with drug-induced liver injury. However, cases of anti-TNF-α-associated acute liver failure have only been rarely reported. Aims: To identify cases of anti-TNF-α-associated acute liver failure and evaluate patterns of liver injury and common characteristics to the cases. Methods: The United States Acute Liver Failure Study Group database was searched from 1998 to 2014. Four subjects were identified. A PubMed search for articles that reported anti-TNF-α-associated acute liver failure identified five additional cases. Results: The majority of individuals affected were female (eight of nine cases). Age of individual ranged from 20 to 53 years. The most common anti-TNF-α agent associated with acute liver failure was infliximab (n = 8). The latency between initial drug exposure and acute liver failure ranged from 3 days to over a year. Of the nine cases, six required emergency LT. Liver biopsy was obtained in seven cases with a preponderance toward cholestatic–hepatitic features; none showed clear autoimmune features. Conclusions: Anti-TNF-α-associated acute liver failure displays somewhat different characteristics compared with anti-TNF-α-induced drug-induced liver injury. Infliximab was implicated in the majority of cases. Cholestatic–hepatitic features were frequently found on pre-transplant and explant histology.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1654-1666 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Digestive Diseases and Sciences |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2018 |
Keywords
- Acute liver failure
- Drug-induced liver injury
- Liver transplant
- Tumor necrosis factor-α antagonists
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology
- Gastroenterology