Fulminate hepatic failure may occur in __
A
Acute viral hepatitis
B
scholastic jaundice of pregnancy
C
Paracetamol poisoning
D
Congestive cardiac failure
Correct Answer: Acute viral hepatitis
In the developing world, acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection dominates as a cause of fulminant hepatic failure because of the high prevalence of the disease. Hepatitis C rarely causes acute liver failure. Hepatitis D, as a coinfection or superinfection with hepatitis B virus, can lead to fulminant hepatic failure.