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Reactions 1489, p29 - 22 Feb 2014 O S Paracetamol overdose Acute hepatic failure: case report A 24-year-old woman developed acute hepatic failure following intake of 100 paracetamol [acetaminophen] tablets. The woman was admitted with vomiting and abdominal pain after she took 100 tablets of paracetamol [dose, route and time to reaction onset not stated]. Her ALT was 1883 U/L and her AST was 677 U/L on the first day. She was diagnosed with acute drug toxication, acute hepatic failure. She was treated with haemoperfusion and 6 days later, her ALT and AST decreased back to a normal level. Author comment: "Hemoperfusion can cut down acute hepatic failure mortality caused by drug toxication." Zhang N, et al. Acute haepatic failure caused by acetaminophen toxication 1 case introduction. Hepatology International 7 (Suppl. 1): S696 abstr. 978, No. 1, Jun 2013 [abstract] - China 803099666 1 Reactions 22 Feb 2014 No. 1489 0114-9954/14/1489-0001/$14.95 Adis © 2014 Springer International Publishing AG. All rights reserved
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Reactions 1489, p29 - 22 Feb 2014
O SParacetamol overdose
Acute hepatic failure: case reportA 24-year-old woman developed acute hepatic failure
following intake of 100 paracetamol [acetaminophen] tablets.The woman was admitted with vomiting and abdominal pain
after she took 100 tablets of paracetamol [dose, route and timeto reaction onset not stated]. Her ALT was 1883 U/L and herAST was 677 U/L on the first day. She was diagnosed withacute drug toxication, acute hepatic failure. She was treatedwith haemoperfusion and 6 days later, her ALT and ASTdecreased back to a normal level.
Author comment: "Hemoperfusion can cut down acutehepatic failure mortality caused by drug toxication."Zhang N, et al. Acute haepatic failure caused by acetaminophen toxication 1 caseintroduction. Hepatology International 7 (Suppl. 1): S696 abstr. 978, No. 1, Jun2013 [abstract] - China 803099666
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Reactions 22 Feb 2014 No. 14890114-9954/14/1489-0001/$14.95 Adis © 2014 Springer International Publishing AG. All rights reserved
