Halothane-induced fulminant hepatic failure.
Fulminant hepatic failure developed in the early post-operative period in a patient after third exposure to halothane. Exclusion of other causes of post-operative jaundice and temporal relationship of jaundice to anesthesia suggested halothane as the etiologic agent for the submassive necrosis, which was documented at postmortem liver biopsy.
Puri
A S
AS
Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow.
Sikora
S S
SS
Aggarwal
R
R
Naik
S R
SR
D006221:Halothane / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
D006221:Halothane