Chronic ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxymetamphetamine) abuse: A recurrent and unpredictable cause of severe acute hepatitis

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 563-566

  Fidler, Helen ^a   Dhillon, Amar ^a   Gertner, David ^b   Burroughs, Andrew ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BASILDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3,4 methylenedioxymetamphetamine; Acute hepatitis; Ecstasy; Hepatotoxicity; Liver biopsy

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; PREDNISOLONE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAUNDICE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030272961     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(96)80217-0     Document Type: Article

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