Fulminant hepatic failure after intravenous injection of sublingual buprenorphine in a patient with hepatitis C
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Fulminant hepatic failure after intravenous injection of sublingual buprenorphine in a patient with hepatitis C
A 20-year-old indigenous Australian male was admitted to the intensive care unit with fulminant hepatic failure secondary to intravenous use of buprenorphine, which had been prescribed sublingually for opioid dependence. Intravenous buprenorphine-induced hepatitis is well recognized, however, life-threatening fulminant hepatic failure has not previously been reported.
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Case Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2050-0904,2050-0904
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.314