Acute liver failure secondary to paracetamol toxicity in a malnourished patient

Paracetamol has been most widely used as an antipyretic and analgesia medication worldwide as it is readily available at over-the-counter pharmacies and stores. The drug is considered safe at the usual therapeutic dose (4000 mg in 24 hours). Paracetamol overdose is known to cause drug-induced liver...

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Main Authors: Ghazali, Abdul Majid, Mat Nor, Mohd Basri
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spelling my.iium.irep.1076432023-11-15T02:25:37Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/107643/ Acute liver failure secondary to paracetamol toxicity in a malnourished patient Ghazali, Abdul Majid Mat Nor, Mohd Basri RC66 Clinical cases Paracetamol has been most widely used as an antipyretic and analgesia medication worldwide as it is readily available at over-the-counter pharmacies and stores. The drug is considered safe at the usual therapeutic dose (4000 mg in 24 hours). Paracetamol overdose is known to cause drug-induced liver injury and acute liver injury(ALI) and has been recognized since 1966 to cause fatal and nonfatal hepatic necrosis. There were few cases of ALI with therapeutic doses in susceptible individuals (for example, co-existing liver disease). We present a case of acute liver failure in a nontoxic dose of paracetamol in a malnourished cancer patient. 2023-09-07 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/107643/18/107643_Acute%20liver%20failure%20secondary%20to%20paracetamol%20toxicity.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/107643/19/107643_Acute%20liver%20failure%20secondary%20to%20paracetamol%20toxicity_letter.pdf Ghazali, Abdul Majid and Mat Nor, Mohd Basri (2023) Acute liver failure secondary to paracetamol toxicity in a malnourished patient. In: Annual Scientific Meeting on Intensive Care (ASMIC 2023), 08-10 Sept 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Unpublished) https://www.msic.org.my/asmic.html
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Acute liver failure secondary to paracetamol toxicity in a malnourished patient
description Paracetamol has been most widely used as an antipyretic and analgesia medication worldwide as it is readily available at over-the-counter pharmacies and stores. The drug is considered safe at the usual therapeutic dose (4000 mg in 24 hours). Paracetamol overdose is known to cause drug-induced liver injury and acute liver injury(ALI) and has been recognized since 1966 to cause fatal and nonfatal hepatic necrosis. There were few cases of ALI with therapeutic doses in susceptible individuals (for example, co-existing liver disease). We present a case of acute liver failure in a nontoxic dose of paracetamol in a malnourished cancer patient.
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author Ghazali, Abdul Majid
Mat Nor, Mohd Basri
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Mat Nor, Mohd Basri
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title Acute liver failure secondary to paracetamol toxicity in a malnourished patient
title_short Acute liver failure secondary to paracetamol toxicity in a malnourished patient
title_full Acute liver failure secondary to paracetamol toxicity in a malnourished patient
title_fullStr Acute liver failure secondary to paracetamol toxicity in a malnourished patient
title_full_unstemmed Acute liver failure secondary to paracetamol toxicity in a malnourished patient
title_sort acute liver failure secondary to paracetamol toxicity in a malnourished patient
publishDate 2023
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