Hepatotoxicity after paracetamol overdose in a patient with cystic fibrosis despite early acetylcysteine and utility of microRNA to predict hepatotoxicity

CASE DETAILS: A 19-year-old girl presented to the emergency department following overdose of 10 g of paracetamol on a background history of cystic fibrosis. Paracetamol concentration was below the nomogram line, but was treated with acetylcysteine seven hours post-overdose given her symptomatology. Nineteen hours following her overdose she developed hepatotoxicity, despite early initiation of acetylcysteine. She was discharged well six days post-ingestion. On presentation, delta miRNA-122-miR483 was 20 times that of control patients, however, alanine aminotransferase was normal.

DISCUSSION: Patients with cystic fibrosis are more likely to have glutathione deficiency, and greater susceptibility to liver injury. Delta miRNA may be a better detector of early liver injury than hepatic aminotransferases. Empiric treatment with acetylcysteine and serial biochemical reassessment in this setting should be considered.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:56

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Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 56(2018), 10 vom: 11. Okt., Seite 904-906

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wong, Anselm [VerfasserIn]
Cheung, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Nejad, Charlotte [VerfasserIn]
Gantier, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Graudins, Andis [VerfasserIn]

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Acetaminophen
Acetylcysteine
Antidotes
Biomarkers
Case Reports
Journal Article
Liver injury
MicroRNAs
Nomogram
Risk assessment
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Date Completed 21.08.2019

Date Revised 21.08.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/15563650.2018.1454596

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NLM282204938