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Fulminant hepatic failure: A rare and devastating manifestation of Coronavirus disease 2019 in an 11-year-old boy

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 f...

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Autores principales: Haji Esmaeil Memar, E., Mamishi, S., Sharifzadeh Ekbatani, M., Alimadadi, H., Yaghmaei, B., Chegini, V., Janani, S., Mahmoudi, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: French Society of Pediatrics. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7522641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33069564
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arcped.2020.09.009
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Sumario: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.