Fulminant Hepatic Failure Due to Dengue

Fulminant hepatic failure due to dengue.

Dengue Fever (DF) is only rarely considered as a cause of acute liver failure even globally and only a few case reports of acute hepatic failure and encephalopathy occurring in DF in adults are available. We report a case of Acute Liver Failure due to Dengue during a major outbreak in 2010 in Chitwan. A 20 year old previously healthy female presented to the emergency department of Chitwan Medic...

Fulminant hepatic failure due to metastatic choroidal melanoma

fulminant hepatic failure due to metastatic choroidal melanoma

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Fulminant hepatic failure in primary dengue infection.

A 9-month-old child presented with four days fever and altered sensorium for 2 days. He developed seizures in the emergency department and was in a state of shock. His blood sugar was 9 mg/dL. He was resuscitated with intravenous fluids. The child had fever, altered sensorium and erythematous skin. His liver was palpable 4 cm below right costal margin and spleen was just palpable. The limbs wer...

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