This is principally the case of metabolic diseases such as galactosemia, fructosemia and hereditary tyrosinemia type 1, Wilson's disease, autoimmune hepatitis or acetaminophen-induced ALF.
Table 1. Causes of acute liver failure in infants and children admitted at the Bicêtre Hospital PICU (1986–2007) and compared with those reported by the Pediatric Acute Liver Failure study ...