Acute liver failure secondary to chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Abstract

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is an indolent malignancy of lymphocytes commonly seen in elderly. Dissemination of malignancy is a rare cause of acute liver failure and has rarely been reported. Here we describe the case of a sixty five year old male presenting with acute liver failure. He is a diabetic with no known history of seropositive hepatits or addiction. Bone marrow and liver biopsy suggestive of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. He eventually succumbed to his illness.