Clopidogrel-Induced Severe Hepatitis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Clopidogrel is a commonly prescribed antiplatelet agent that carries a rare risk of hepatotoxicity. We describe a case of severe clopidogrel-induced hepatitis with liver biopsy assessment. Prompt recognition and withdrawal of the offending agent are imperative to prevent progression and potentially...

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Autores principales: Keshmiri, Hesam, Behal, Anuj, Shroff, Shawn, Berkelhammer, Charles
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4939341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27429813
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8068276
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spelling pubmed-49393412016-07-17 Clopidogrel-Induced Severe Hepatitis: A Case Report and Literature Review Keshmiri, Hesam Behal, Anuj Shroff, Shawn Berkelhammer, Charles Case Reports Hepatol Case Report Clopidogrel is a commonly prescribed antiplatelet agent that carries a rare risk of hepatotoxicity. We describe a case of severe clopidogrel-induced hepatitis with liver biopsy assessment. Prompt recognition and withdrawal of the offending agent are imperative to prevent progression and potentially fatal liver injury. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016 2016-06-27 /pmc/articles/PMC4939341/ /pubmed/27429813 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8068276 Text en Copyright © 2016 Hesam Keshmiri et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Shroff, Shawn
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Clopidogrel-Induced Severe Hepatitis: A Case Report and Literature Review
title Clopidogrel-Induced Severe Hepatitis: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full Clopidogrel-Induced Severe Hepatitis: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_fullStr Clopidogrel-Induced Severe Hepatitis: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed Clopidogrel-Induced Severe Hepatitis: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_short Clopidogrel-Induced Severe Hepatitis: A Case Report and Literature Review
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4939341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27429813
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8068276
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