Ischemic Hepatitis Secondary to Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

Purpose: Ischemic hepatitis refers to diffuse hepatic injury which results from imbalance between hepatic oxygen supply and demand. Patients with OSA have recurrent episodes of respiratory airflow obstruction secondary to upper airway collapse during sleep. Ischemic hepatitis may, therefore, occur secondary to severe arterial hypoxemia as a result of OSA. We report a case of a patient with class III obesity with acute liver injury secondary to...