Suspected azathioprine induced liver cirrhosis: an unusual side effect

In recent years, the hepatotoxic potential of thiopurines, in particular 6-thioguanine (6-TG) has been discussed in literature. However, cirrhosis was exceptionally reported. We report the case of a 56-year-old woman with ileocaecal Crohn's disease treated with azathioprine. After taking azathi...

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Autores principales: Trabelsi, Aida Ben Slama, Hamami, Eya, Souguir, Ahlem, Ksiaa, Mehdi, Ajmi, Salem, Jmaa, Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4225152/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25392720
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.17.174.3018

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4225152/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25392720
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.17.174.3018

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