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Fetor hepaticus, also known as "breath of the dead," is a condition of gastrointestinal mercaptan formation frequently associated with liver failure. In the fourth stage (coma) of hepatic encephalopathy secondary to cirrhosis, two assessment findings are fetor hepaticus and a positive Babinski reflex. In chemistry, thiols (formerly known as mercaptans) are those compounds which contain the thiol group -SH attached to a carbon atom. ... Liver failure is the final stage of liver disease. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Hepatic encephalopathy is a condition (usually caused by liver cirrhosis and its resultant portal hypertension) where brain cells are damaged by a build-up of toxic substances in the blood. ... Cirrhosis is a chronic disease of the liver in which liver tissue is replaced by fibrosis tissu, resulting in the loss of liver function. ... In medicine (neurology), the Babinski reflex or Babinski sign is a reflex that can identify disease of the spinal cord and brain. ...


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Also known as "breath of the dead," Fetor hepaticus is a condition seen in portal hypertension where an incompetent liver allows mercaptans to pass directly into the blood stream, and finally into the lungs where they are exhaled.
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