Fulminant hepatic failure: A rare and devastating manifestation of Coronavirus disease 2019 in an 11-year-old boy - 06/11/20
Abstract |
Although several typical manifestation of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) including respiratory symptoms, weakness, fever, and fatigue have been reported, some rare and novel manifestations have also been observed, particularly in children. We report a pediatric case of fulminant hepatic failure associated with COVID-19. Although the patient was treated for acute fulminant hepatic failure in the context of COVID-19, he died following the progression of the disease to stage 4 hepatic failure with encephalopathy and brain death.
El texto completo de este artículo está disponible en PDF.Keywords : SARS-COV-2, Novel coronavirus disease 2019, Fulminant hepatic failure, Transplant
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Vol 27 - N° 8
P. 502-505 - novembre 2020 Regresar al númeroBienvenido a EM-consulte, la referencia de los profesionales de la salud.