Acute hepatic failure in an infant caused by acetaminophen (paracetamol) toxicity

Ann Trop Paediatr. 2008 Dec;28(4):301-3. doi: 10.1179/146532808X375495.

Abstract

A 7-month-old infant developed acute fatal hepatic failure owing to inadvertent duplication of paracetamol prescriptions. Paracetamol toxicity should be considered in the differential diagnosis of infants presenting with acute hepatic failure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acetaminophen / adverse effects*
  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / adverse effects*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Drug Overdose / diagnosis
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Hepatic Encephalopathy / chemically induced
  • Hepatic Encephalopathy / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Liver Failure, Acute / chemically induced*
  • Liver Failure, Acute / diagnosis
  • Male

Substances

  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
  • Acetaminophen