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. 2023 Apr 17;13(5):841–853. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2023.04.002

Table 1.

Indications for Liver Transplantation.

Causes
Acute liver failure (ALF)
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    Viral hepatitis- Hepatitis A (young), B, C, E (elderly)

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    Drug induced liver failure (Ex. ATT, CAM, Acetaminophen)

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    Wilson's disease

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    Autoimmune hepatitis

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    Amanita phalloides (mushroom) poisoning

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    Budd-Chiari syndrome

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    Other viruses- Dengue, EBV, CMV

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    Acute fatty liver of pregnancy

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    Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Metabolic diseases
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    Wilson's disease

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    Familial amyloid polyneuropathy

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    Primary hyperoxaluria

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    Cystic fibrosis

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    Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

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    Glycogen storage disease (type I and type IV)

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    Tyrosinemia

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    Hemochromatosis

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    Acute intermittent porphyria
Chronic liver disease/Cirrhosis due to any cause
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    MELD >15

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    Child B Cirrhosis with portal hypertension

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    Standard MELD exception points

CMV, cytomegalovirus; EBV, Epstein Barr Virus; MELD, model for end-stage liver disease; ATT, antitubercular treatment; UKELD, United KIngdom End-stage liver Disease; D-Delta MELD; HIV, Human immunodeficiency virus.