1996
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1996000400015
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Insuficiência aguda hepática associada ao ácido valpróico na infância: relato de três casos

Abstract: RESUMO -Relatamos três casos da insuficiência aguda hepática associada ao uso de ácido valpróico (AVP) em crianças epilépticas. A idade variou de 2 anos e 8 meses a 5 anos e 1 mês. Todos os pacientes apresentavam epilepsia de difícil controle e dois deles tinham desenvolvimento psicomotor severamente comprometido. O AVP foi usado em associação com outros antiepilépticos (carbamazepina em dois, fenobarbital em um). Todos os pacientes apresentaram sinais clínicos de insuficiência hepática.Vômitos, edema e icterí… Show more

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“…Over the years, various drugs have been implicated in liver failure in several reports, but not all as OTC medicines. Of the medications restricted to prescription sale, valproic acid 3 , isoniazid 21 , the clavulanate/amoxicillin combination 27 and amiodarone 2 stand out. The psychotropic drug "ecstasy" (3-Methoxy-4-methylamphetamine) is the second leading cause of fulminant hepatic failure in people under 25 years of age in Europe 4 .…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Over the years, various drugs have been implicated in liver failure in several reports, but not all as OTC medicines. Of the medications restricted to prescription sale, valproic acid 3 , isoniazid 21 , the clavulanate/amoxicillin combination 27 and amiodarone 2 stand out. The psychotropic drug "ecstasy" (3-Methoxy-4-methylamphetamine) is the second leading cause of fulminant hepatic failure in people under 25 years of age in Europe 4 .…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Phenobarbital is a widely used antiepileptic drug, but with important side effects - liver failure being the most severe - and may go from only increasing liver enzymes to death, even [ 56 ]. In this study’s results, the use of phenobarbital promoted an increase in liver transaminase values, corroborating the results found in other animal studies [ 57 , 58 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%