The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 9 , Pages 799-801 , September 2010

Unexpected Renal and Liver Failure

  • Venessa Pattullo, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Canada
    • University of Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Maha Guindi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Canada
    • ,
  • Andrew Herzenberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Canada
    • ,
  • James Scholey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Canada
    • ,
  • Florence Wong, MBBS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Florence Wong, MBBS, MD, Toronto General Hospital, North Wing, 9th Floor Rm. 983, 200 Elizabeth St., Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada

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 Funding: None. No pharmaceutical industry funds were received by any of the authors for the preparation of this manuscript or any related research.

 Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest exists for any of the authors in relation to this manuscript.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and played a role in writing the manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(10)00464-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.06.001

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 9 , Pages 799-801 , September 2010

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