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Acute infantile liver failure syndrome type 2 in a 2.5-year-old boy: A case report
Hosein Shabani-Mirzaee1, Fatemeh Sayarifard2, Armen Malekiantaghi1
1Department of Pediatric Endocrinology Bahrami Children's Hospital Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
Key Clinical Message:
Infantile liver failure type 2 is described as repeated attacks of liver dysfunction with remission. This syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any child with symptoms of recurrent hepatic encephalopathy.
Abstract:
Infantile liver failure syndrome 2 is described as recurrent attacks of liver dysfunction. ILFS2 should be included in the differential diagnosis of children with frequent and acute liver failure. We present a 2.5-year-old boy with clinical manifestation of acute liver failure. In past, he had two similar attacks.
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