Drug-induced hepatocellular liver injury due to benzylpenicillin with evidence of lymphocyte sensitization

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 429-432

  Bauer, Tilman M ^a   Bircher, Andreas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

adverse reaction; benzylpenicillin; drug induced hepatocellular liver injury; lymphocyte transformation test

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0031039387     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80062-1     Document Type: Article

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