Fulminant hepatic failure due to chronic acetaminophen intoxication in an infant [4]

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 94-95

  Liu, Yueh Ping ^a   Ni, Yan Hsuan ^a   Fang, Cheng Chung ^b   Chen, Wen Jone ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; IBUPROFEN; KETOPROFEN; PARACETAMOL;

ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG INTOXICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MASS SPECTROMETER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACETYLCYSTEINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; POISONING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12744258020     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2003.12.030     Document Type: Letter

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