Fetor hepaticus (Medical Symptom)
Channel: Medical Symptom Information
Date: 06/12/2015

Possible causes of Fetor hepaticus (Medical Symptom)

Fetor hepaticus or foetor hepaticus, also known as breath of the dead or hepatic foetor, is a condition seen in portal hypertension where portosystemic shunting allows thiols to pass directly into the lungs

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