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. 1975 Aug;51(598):503–505. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.51.598.503

Pathogenesis of renal failure in cirrhosis and fulminant hepatic failure

S P Wilkinson, D Hurst, B Portmann, Roger Williams
PMCID: PMC2496244  PMID: 1234330

Abstract

Acute renal failure in cirrhosis and fulminant hepatic failure represents a spectrum with ‘functional renal failure’ at one end and acute tubular necrosis at the other. In fulminant hepatic failure the development of renal failure is not necessarily a measure of the severity of liver damage.

Functional renal failure is due to active renal vasoconstriction which may, at least in fulminant hepatic failure, be initiated by systemic endotoxaemia.

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