The aetiology of acute liver failure is subject to great geographical variation, dependent on endemic infection and social behaviour - the predilection for paracetamol as a method of parasuicide in the UK is reflected in the emergence of this drug as the greatest aetiological factor.
Other causes include:
Rarer causes include:
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