Acute Liver Injury Associated with Khat Use in a 24-Year-Old Male

Chewing khat leaves (Catha edulis) is common cultural practice in Eastern African countries. Khat has been implicated in cases of acute liver injury, sometimes leading to liver failure and requiring transplantation. We report the case of a 24-year-old gentleman presenting with symptoms of acute live...

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Autores principales: Waters, Mara, Oxner, Adam, Krajden, Sigmund, Sultanian, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6280303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30584482
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2816907

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6280303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30584482
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2816907

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