Propylthiouracil-Induced Acute Liver Failure: Role of Liver Transplantation

Propylthiouracil- (PTU-) induced hepatotoxicity is rare but potentially lethal with a spectrum of liver injury ranging from asymptomatic elevation of transaminases to fulminant hepatic failure and death. We describe two cases of acute hepatic failure due to PTU that required liver transplantation. D...

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Autores principales: Carrion, Andres F., Czul, Frank, Arosemena, Leopoldo R., Selvaggi, Gennaro, Garcia, Monica T., Tekin, Akin, Tzakis, Andreas G., Martin, Paul, Ghanta, Ravi K.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3014703/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21234410
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/910636

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3014703/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21234410
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/910636

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