Azathioprine induced cholestatic hepatitis

We report a case of cholestatic hepatitis developed one week after exposure to azathioprine. The subsequent prolonged cholestatic phase was followed by full clinical remission. Current knowledge on pathogenesis and epidemiology and the diagnostic challenges presented by this rare complication are di...

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Autores principales: Moses, Viju, Ramakrishna, Banumathi, Thomas, Kurien
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3229799/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22144788
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.89840
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spelling pubmed-32297992011-12-05 Azathioprine induced cholestatic hepatitis Moses, Viju Ramakrishna, Banumathi Thomas, Kurien Indian J Pharmacol Drug Watch We report a case of cholestatic hepatitis developed one week after exposure to azathioprine. The subsequent prolonged cholestatic phase was followed by full clinical remission. Current knowledge on pathogenesis and epidemiology and the diagnostic challenges presented by this rare complication are discussed, followed by recommendations for monitoring and management. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011 /pmc/articles/PMC3229799/ /pubmed/22144788 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.89840 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Pharmacology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Azathioprine induced cholestatic hepatitis
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3229799/
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