DILI (drug induced liver injury) in a 9-month-old infant: a rare case of phenobarbital-induced hepatotoxicity

• Main Authors: Anna Paola Pinna (Author), Gabriella Locci (Author), Maria Furno (Author), Daniela Fanni (Author), Gavino Faa (Author), Anna Maria Nurchi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella, 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Phenobarbital is one of the most commonly prescribed antiepileptic drugs in childhood, but it can rarely cause serious adverse effects, such as hepatotoxicity that includes a broad clinical spectrum (from isolate hypertransaminasemia to acute liver failure). We describe a case of DILI in a 9-month-o...