中国结合医学杂志（英文版）Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Author Name	Affiliation	E-mail
ZHANG Xin-yi, WANG Yi-guo, HOU Yu
ZHANG Qi-ming	Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing (100700), China	zhang_917@126.com

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Abstract:

Acetaminophen (APP) is one of the most common antipyretic analgesics and is general ly considered as a safe drug. However, acute or accumulative overdose of it can cause liver damage, even liver failure. Here we reported a case of an 11-year-old patient with acute liver failure (ALF) induced by taking 0.25 g APP orally, who was successful ly treated by integrative Chinese and Western medicine.