Fulminant Liver Failure in Association with the Emetic Toxin ofBacillus cereus
Authors:
- Aurelio PasiAPAurelio Pasi
- John M. KramerJKJohn M. Kramer
- Petra SchultePSPetra Schulte
- Anne C. ScogingASAnne C. Scoging
- Walter BärWBWalter Bär
- Stephan KrähenbühlSKStephan Krähenbühl
Open Access
- 17 April 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 336 (16) , 1142-1148
Abstract
A 17-year-old boy and his father had acute gastroenteritis after eating spaghetti and pesto that had been prepared four days earlier. Within two days, fulminant liver failure and rhabdomyolysis developed in the boy and he died. The father had hyperbilirubinemia and rhabdomyolysis but recovered. We investigated the cause of these illnesses.Keywords
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