Definition and common etiology of acute liver failure in children / 中国小儿急救医学

ABSTRACT

Acute liver failure (ALF)in children is life-threatening clinical syndrome.There is an obvious difference between children and adults in the definition of ALF.The etiologies of ALF in children are related to virus infection,inherited metabolic diseases and drug intoxication.But in the infants,the etiological factors are significantly different to the elder children in ALF.The definition and etiology of ALF in children are reviewed in the paper.