Early treatment with N-acetylcysteine in children with acute liver failure secondary to hepatitis A

Early treatment with N-acetylcysteine in children with acute liver failure secondary to hepatitis A

Introduction. Hepatitis A virus can evolve to acute liver failure with a fatal outcome if it is not reversed.Objective. We describe the clinical course of 12 children who presented with hepatitis A acute liver failure and received treatment with oral N-acetylcysteine (NAC).Materials and methods. Of...

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Main Authors: Norberto Sotelo, María de los Ángeles Durazo, Alejandro Gonzalez, Nagasharmila Dhanakotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-10-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Oral N-acetylcysteine
Acute liver failure
Coagulopathy
Hepatic encephalopathy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119317491

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