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Drug-Induced Liver Injury Caused by “Khat,” an Herbal Stimulant

We describe a case of Catha edulis (Khat) drug-induced liver injury in a 28-year-old man from Yemen. The patient presented with jaundice, fatigue, and anorexia. Extensive workup, including liver biopsy, was performed. This is the first reported case in the United States without definite autoimmune h...

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Autores principales: Palacios Argueta, Pedro, Attar, Bashar, Sikavi, Cameron, Alagiozian-Angelova, Victoria, Mishra, Satya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7721222/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33299901
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000480