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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...
Autores principales: | Waters, Mara, Oxner, Adam, Krajden, Sigmund, Sultanian, Richard |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi
2018
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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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