Acute liver failure in a term neonate after repeated paracetamol administration
Objective: Severe hepatotoxicity caused by paracetamol is rare in neonates. We report a case of paracetamol-induced acute liver failure in a term neonate. Case description: A 26-day-old boy was admitted with intestinal bleeding, shock signs, slight liver enlargement, coagulopathy, metabolic aci...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo
2014-03-01
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| Series: | Revista Paulista de Pediatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822014000100144&lng=en&tlng=en |