Fatal liver failure due to disulfiram

J Clin Gastroenterol. 1989 Feb;11(1):98-100. doi: 10.1097/00004836-198902000-00026.

Abstract

We present the case of a 30-year-old man with disulfiram-induced hepatitis complicated by fatal liver failure. The disease followed a protracted course with an interval of 25 days between the onset of jaundice and the onset of encephalopathy. In this patient, the severity of the liver disease might have been due to reingestion of disulfiram shortly after the onset of jaundice.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acute Kidney Injury / chemically induced*
  • Adult
  • Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / etiology*
  • Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / pathology
  • Disulfiram / adverse effects*
  • Hepatic Encephalopathy / chemically induced
  • Humans
  • Liver / pathology
  • Male

Substances

  • Disulfiram