DIAGNOSIS DIFFICULTIES IN SEVERE AND CHRONIC HEPATOPATHY WITH EARLY ONSET. CASE REPORT

Abstract

Authors emphasize diagnosis and treatment diffi culties in a patient with severe and chronic idiopathic hepatopathy. Authors present a 5 year-old male frequently admitted for severe acute liver failure episodes with severe gastrointestinal bleedings that occurred in infancy after diet diversifi cation. Hystory case correlated with investigations and liver function improvement after fructose-free diet initiation led to congenital fructosemia diagnosis.

Keywords

• hepatic failure
• congenital fructose intolerance
• child