Dymphna Dykes died on March 26th, 2021, from multi-organ failure as a result of acute liver failure.

A verdict of medical misadventure has been returned after an inquest heard recommended liver function tests were not carried out on a woman to monitor the effects of a drug that ultimately led to her death.

Dymphna Dykes presented to Tallaght University Hospital on February 24th, 2021, with acute liver dysfunction, having taken Isoniazid for a six-month period to treat latent tuberculosis.

Her condition deteriorated and she was transferred to St Vincent’s Universit

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