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Unexplained hepatitis following halothane: case report
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
|May 1, 1980
A 50-year-old woman suffered severe jaundice following a second anaesthetic, two weeks after an anesthetic which had been followed by fever and malaise. An initial diagnosis of "probable halothane hepatitis" was made. This diagnosis is discussed, together with some implications.
A 50-year-old woman suffered severe jaundice following a second anaesthetic, two weeks after an anesthetic which had been followed by fever and malaise. An initial diagnosis of "probable halothane hepatitis" was made. This diagnosis is discussed, together with some implications.