Case 2-2017. An 18-Year-Old Woman with Acute Liver Failure

N Engl J Med. 2017 Jan 19;376(3):268-278. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcpc1613467.

Authors

Kristian R Olson¹, Amir H Davarpanah¹, Esperance A Schaefer¹, Nahel Elias¹, Joseph Misdraji¹

Affiliation

¹ From the Departments of Medicine (K.R.O., E.A.S.), Pediatrics (K.R.O.), Radiology (A.H.D.), Surgery (N.E.), and Pathology (J.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine (K.R.O., E.A.S.), Pediatrics (K.R.O.), Radiology (A.H.D.), Surgery (N.E.), and Pathology (J.M.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston.

PMID: 28099829
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMcpc1613467

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Clinical Conference

MeSH terms

Abdomen / diagnostic imaging
Acetaminophen / adverse effects
Adolescent
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Hepatolenticular Degeneration / complications
Hepatolenticular Degeneration / diagnosis*
Hepatolenticular Degeneration / pathology
Humans
Jaundice / etiology
Liver / diagnostic imaging
Liver / pathology*
Liver Diseases / diagnosis
Liver Failure, Acute / etiology*
Liver Function Tests
Liver Transplantation
Puerperal Disorders / diagnosis
Puerperal Disorders / etiology
Ultrasonography, Doppler

Substances

Acetaminophen