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Hypoxic hepatitis caused by severe hypoxemia from obstructive sleep apnea
J Henrion1, L Colin, M Schapira
1Department of Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology), Hôpital de Jolimont, Haine-Saint-Paul, Belgium.
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
|June 1, 1997
Summary
Severe arterial hypoxemia, often overlooked, can cause hypoxic hepatitis. This study highlights obstructive sleep apnea as a cause, even without heart or circulatory failure.
Area of Science:
- Hepatology
- Critical Care Medicine
- Pulmonology
Background:
- Hypoxic hepatitis is typically linked to cardiac/circulatory failure.
- Arterial hypoxemia is often considered a minor contributing factor.
- Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can cause severe nocturnal hypoxemia.