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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2007; 13(3): 329-340
Published online Jan 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i3.329
Published online Jan 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i3.329
Clinical setting | Presentation |
Any clinical context | Putative drugs not previously incriminated in liver toxicity |
Acute or chronic liver disease | Female, autoantibody sero-positive |
High serum gammaglobulin and immunoglobulin G levels at presentation | |
Incomplete or ambiguous de-challenge | |
Chronic alcoholism | Acute deterioration during aversive therapy (disulfiram, carbimide calcium) |
Any acute liver deterioration in a patient with cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis C. | e.g. worsening of liver function in a patient with primary biliary cirrhosis receiving rifampicin or a chronic hepatitis C patient receiving ibuprofen |
Chronic impairment in liver tests in non-jaundiced patients. | Especially if constitutional symptoms and/or clinical signs of portal hypertension are disclosed. |
Young patients with sero-negative acute hepatitis or chronic liver disease. | Moderate decrease in ceruloplasmin levels or slight increases in urinary copper excretion. |
- Citation: Andrade RJ, Robles M, Fernández-Castañer A, López-Ortega S, López-Vega MC, Lucena MI. Assessment of drug-induced hepatotoxicity in clinical practice: A challenge for gastroenterologists. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(3): 329-340
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v13/i3/329.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i3.329