title: [Halothane hepatitis in the differential diagnosis of postoperative jaundice].
abstract: Based on a case report the necessity of including halothane hepatitis in differential diagnosis of postoperative jaundice is described. Even in this case report, the diagnosis is a synopsis of the case history, clinical and biochemical findings and exclusion of other causes of disease. The detection of antibodies to halothane-altered hepatocyte components is at present only possible in a few special laboratories and does not succeed in all cases. Confirmation of the connection between halothane exposure and liver damage is of vital importance for the patient because a second exposure to halothane may result in fulminant hepatic failure. In choosing the appropriate anaesthetic method, other halothane anaesthesias carried out a short time ago should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik, Bezirkskrankenhaus Potsdam.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Güthoff
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Schiller
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gastmeier
mesh_terms: D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006221:Halothane / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007565:Jaundice / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D006221:Halothane
vernacular_title: Die Halothan-Hepatitis in der Differentialdiagnose des postoperativen Ikterus.