Cyproheptadine-Induced Acute Liver Failure

We present the case of a 55-year-old white female with no history of liver or gastrointestinal disease, admitted with acute liver failure following a trial of cyproheptadine for appetite stimulation. The patient was managed with supportive care, symptomatic treatment, and discontinuation of cyprohep...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chertoff, Jason, Alam, Sabikha, Clark, Virginia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American College of Gastroenterology 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4286888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25580444
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2014.56
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Sumario:We present the case of a 55-year-old white female with no history of liver or gastrointestinal disease, admitted with acute liver failure following a trial of cyproheptadine for appetite stimulation. The patient was managed with supportive care, symptomatic treatment, and discontinuation of cyproheptadine. To our knowledge, this is the first described case of cyproheptadine-induced acute liver failure in over 20 years.

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