Halothane-induced fulminant hepatic failure
Puri, A.S.; Sikora, S.S.; Aggarwal, R.; Naik, S.R.
Indian Journal of Gastroenterology Official Journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology 12(3): 100-101
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0254-8860 PMID: 8354525 Document Number: 420877
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.