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Is there a “NAC” to treating acute liver failure in children?

✍ Scribed by Mike A. Leonis; William F. Balistreri

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2007
Tongue
English
Weight
56 KB
Volume
14
Category
Article
ISSN
1527-6465

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✦ Synopsis

Acute liver failure (ALF) in children is an uncommon but devastating medical condition. Specific therapy is not available except for a handful of etiologies, such as ALF due to hereditary tyrosinemia or acetaminophen (APAP) overdose.

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