Recurrent liver failure in a 25-year-old
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Jefrey Salek; Janice Byrne; Terry Box; Nicola Longo; Norman Sussman
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Article
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2010
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Acute liver failure (ALF) is defined as severe and sudden liver dysfunction leading to coagulopathy and encephalopathy in a previously healthy person without preexisting liver disease. Almost half of adult cases of ALF are due to acetaminophen toxicity, with 21% labeled indeterminate or other. We pr