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Fulminant liver failure and transplantation after use of dietary supplements
Author(s) -
Smith Rosemary J,
Bertilone Christina,
Robertson Andrew G
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja15.00816
Subject(s) - liver transplantation , medicine , fulminant , transplantation , fulminant hepatic failure , intensive care medicine
A 26-year-old Indigenous man presented with icteric sclera and skin on a background of 6 weeks of fatigue. He worked as a dockyard labourer, had no previous medical history, was not taking any medications regularly, did not smoke cigarettes or use any illicit substances, and did not drink alcohol to excess. Results of a physical examination were otherwise unremarkable — he had no features to suggest chronic liver impairment.