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A Rare Case of Propofol-Induced Acute Liver Failure and Literature Review

The incidence of drug-induced acute liver failure is increasing. A number of drugs can inhibit mitochondrial functions, alter β-oxidation and cause accumulation of free fatty acids within the hepatocytes. This may result in hepatic steatosis, cell death and liver injury. In our case, propofol, an an...

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Autores principales: Kneiseler, G., Bachmann, H.S., Bechmann, L.P., Dechene, A., Heyer, T., Baba, H., Saner, F., Jochum, C., Gerken, G., Canbay, A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2988899/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21103229
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000262448