Regular paracetamol in severe dengue: a lethal combination?
An eight-month-old female infant with severe dengue disease, who was repeatedly given therapeutic paracetamol for severe dengue, developed fulminant liver failure with encephalopathy, gastrointestinal haemorrhage and severe coagulopathy. She responded to supportive measures and N-acetylcysteine infu...
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my.um.eprints.108772014-07-13T06:35:50Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/10877/ Regular paracetamol in severe dengue: a lethal combination? Gan, C.S. Chong, S.Y. Lum, L.C.S. Lee, W.S. R Medicine RJ Pediatrics An eight-month-old female infant with severe dengue disease, who was repeatedly given therapeutic paracetamol for severe dengue, developed fulminant liver failure with encephalopathy, gastrointestinal haemorrhage and severe coagulopathy. She responded to supportive measures and N-acetylcysteine infusion. This case highlights the potential danger of administering repeated therapeutic doses of paracetamol in childhood severe dengue disease with hepatitis. 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/10877/1/Regular_paracetamol_in_severe_dengue.pdf Gan, C.S. and Chong, S.Y. and Lum, L.C.S. and Lee, W.S. (2013) Regular paracetamol in severe dengue: a lethal combination? Singapore Medical Journal, 54 (2). E35-E37. ISSN 0037-5675 http://www.sma.org.sg/Publications/articles.aspx?ID=4BD31167-B8D9-49CA-A2FD-C2440D46AAFC 10.11622/smedj.2013037 |
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An eight-month-old female infant with severe dengue disease, who was repeatedly given therapeutic paracetamol for severe dengue, developed fulminant liver failure with encephalopathy, gastrointestinal haemorrhage and severe coagulopathy. She responded to supportive measures and N-acetylcysteine infusion. This case highlights the potential danger of administering repeated therapeutic doses of paracetamol in childhood severe dengue disease with hepatitis. |
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