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Adverse drug reactions can occur with therapeutic agents, but in this case the most probable cause for liver necrosis was the unintentional overdose of acetaminophen by this patient who was not aware that one of the new drugs he was taking already contained acetaminophen.</spoiler>

* <spoiler text="Why did this patient develop DIC?">Liver necrosis releases thromboplastin and can initiate the coagulation cascade leading to intravascular coagulation.</spoiler>

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