Clinical Case Reports (Sep 2023)

Acute infantile liver failure syndrome type 2 in a 2.5‐year‐old boy: A case report

  • Hosein Shabani‐Mirzaee,
  • Fatemeh Sayarifard,
  • Armen Malekiantaghi,
  • Kambiz Eftekhari

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7892
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 9
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Key Clinical Message Infantile liver failure type 2 is described as repeated attacks of liver dysfunction with remission. This syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any child with symptoms of recurrent hepatic encephalopathy. Abstract Infantile liver failure syndrome 2 is described as recurrent attacks of liver dysfunction. ILFS2 should be included in the differential diagnosis of children with frequent and acute liver failure. We present a 2.5‐year‐old boy with clinical manifestation of acute liver failure. In past, he had two similar attacks.

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