Fulminant liver failure and transplantation after use of dietary supplements.

نویسندگان

  • Rosemary J Smith
  • Christina Bertilone
  • Andrew G Robertson
چکیده

A 26-year-old Indigenous man presented with icteric sclera and skin on a background of 6 weeks of fatigue. He worked as a dockyard labourer, had no previous medical history, was not taking any medications regularly, did not smoke cigarettes or use any illicit substances, and did not drink alcohol to excess. Results of a physical examination were otherwise unremarkable — he had no features to suggest chronic liver impairment.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Medical journal of Australia

دوره 204 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016