Successful treatment of an adult with Amanita phalloides-induced fulminant liver failure with Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System (MARS)

Romanian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-271

  Lionte, Cǎtǎlina ^a   Şorodoc, Laurenţiu ^a   Simionescu, Victoriţa ^a  

^a GRIGORE T POPA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Amanita phalloides; Fulminant hepatic failure; MARS

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

ADULT; ALBUMIN DIALYSIS; AMANITA PHALLOIDES; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIALYSATE; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27144487887     PISSN: 12214167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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