A case of fatal liver failure due to chronic environmental exposure of copper in a child

• Hauptverfasser: Utpal Sutaria (VerfasserIn), Rohan Modi (VerfasserIn), Aarti Solanki (VerfasserIn), Nehal Patel (VerfasserIn)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Chronic liver damage followed by copper toxicity is very rare in pediatric population. This case report describes a 9-year-old child with acute liver failure as the presentation of copper toxicity due to chronic environmental exposure as a part of an occupational hazard. If not intervened in the ear...