Acute liver failure due to anti-tuberculous treatment: when you travel without medical follow-up

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2022 Oct;114(10):627-628. doi: 10.17235/reed.2022.8798/2022.

Abstract

We present an uncommon cause of liver transplant in a patient with a particular personal situation, who suffered loss of follow-up during his antitubercular treatment. He presented a dress syndrome with fulminant liver failure that required a liver transplant. This case demonstrates the importance of close monitoring of liver function during this treatment.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antitubercular Agents / adverse effects
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Liver Failure, Acute* / chemically induced
  • Liver Failure, Acute* / surgery
  • Liver Transplantation* / adverse effects
  • Male
  • Tuberculosis* / complications

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents