Fatal fulminant hepatic failure due to sodium valproate in an adolescent

Indian Pediatr. 1994 Feb;31(2):207-10.

Authors

A S Puri¹, B C Sharma, E M Khan, V A Saraswat

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow.

PMID: 7875849

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Brain Diseases / complications*
Brain Diseases / drug therapy*
Drug Therapy, Combination
Fatal Outcome
Hepatic Encephalopathy / chemically induced*
Hepatic Encephalopathy / drug therapy
Hepatic Encephalopathy / pathology
Humans
Jaundice / complications*
Jaundice / drug therapy*
Liver / pathology
Liver / ultrastructure
Male
Mannitol / therapeutic use
Necrosis
Neomycin / therapeutic use
Phenobarbital / therapeutic use
Valproic Acid / adverse effects*
Valproic Acid / therapeutic use*

Substances

Mannitol
Valproic Acid
Neomycin
Phenobarbital