A case of fulminant hepatitis due to anti-tubercular agents.

A Case of Severe Hepatitis due to Varicella Zoster

Fulminant hepatitis due to infectious mononucleosis.

Clinical examination revealed an alert child with a tinge of jaundice. An erythematous rash was noted over the anterior abdominal wall. Multiple firm, mobile, discrete and non-tender lymph nodes, about 1 cm in diameter, were palpable in the cervical and inguinal regions. The throat was normal. The liver was enlarged 4 cm below the right costal margin in the mid-clavicular line and was soft and ...

Alkaloids as potential anti-tubercular agents.

An increasing incidence of deaths due to tuberculosis and the known drawbacks of the current existing drugs including the emergence of multi drug-resistant strains have led to a renewed interest in the discovery of new anti-tubercular agents with novel modes of actions. The recent researches focused on natural products have shown a useful way to obtain a potentially rich source of drug candidat...

Fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) due to acute hepatitis C

Acute hepatitis C (HCV) infection has been identified as an important cause of fulminant hepatic failure (FHF), characterized by rapid deterioration of liver function from massive hepatic necrosis leading to encephalopathy and multi-organ failure. We admitted a female patient at Shalamar Hospital with jaundice, fever, encephalopathy and coagulopathy of short duration with no history of any como...

Fulminant hepatic failure due to metastatic choroidal melanoma