Acute liver failure in a term neonate after repeated paracetamol administration

• Main Authors: Fabio Bucaretchi (Author), Carla Borrasca Fernandes (Author), Maira Migliari Branco (Author), Eduardo Mello De Capitani (Author), Stephen Hyslop (Author), Jamil Pedro S. Caldas (Author), Carolina Araujo Moreno (Author), Gilda Porta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 acidosis...