Fatal acute hepatic necrosis due to dose-dependent fluconazole hepatotoxicity

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1266-1267

  Bronstein, Jean Ariel ^a   Gros, Philippe ^a   Hernandez, Eric ^a   Larroque, Pierre ^a   Molinié, Claude ^a  

^a SERVICE D ENDOCRINOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CEFOTAXIME; CREATININE; DIGOXIN; FLUCONAZOLE; LIVER ENZYME; MOLSIDOMINE; OFLOXACIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DOSE RESPONSE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THRUSH;

EID: 0030785460     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516975     Document Type: Article

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