Crizotinib-Induced Fulminant Hepatic Failure: A Rare Adverse Event

Acute fulminant hepatic failure due to colchicine – a rare manifestation of Gloriosa superba poisoning.

Halothane induced fulminant hepatic failure.

A rare case of halothane-induced fulminant hepatic failure is reported in a 22 years old male, who developed fever, jaundice, coma and deranged coagulation profile, 2 days after undergoing laparotomy under halothane anaesthesia. Despite all supportive care, he died of fulminant hepatic failure, 6 days after surgery. Postmortem liver biopsy revealed massive predominantly centrilobular hepatic ne...

Glyphosate Poisoning with Acute Fulminant Hepatic Failure

Background: Glyphosate containing herbicides are widely used the world over. They are marketed as nontoxic to humans, but numerous studies have showed that these glyphosate-based herbicides (GlySH) can cause multiorgan damage.1 Recent reports of animal studies on rats have raised a doubt of liver damage after long term exposure to GlySH. Case Presentation: a young male had chronic exposure to G...

A rare but important cause of fulminant hepatic failure

A 79 year-old Caucasian man presented to our institution with jaundice and dark urine having fallen from a ladder in his stables three days prior to admission. The fall had left him with some discomfort for which he had self-medicated with paracetamol. He denied having exceeded the recommended dose of paracetamol. There was no past medical history of liver disease, illicit drug use, drugs known...

Propylthiouracil Induced Vasculitis: A Rare Adverse Event