Rapidly progressive cholestasis: An unusual reaction to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid therapy in a child

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 121-123

  Chawla, Anupama ^a,b   Kahn, Ellen ^a,b   Yunis, Eduardo J ^a,b   Daum, Fredric ^a,b  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHOLESTASIS; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033911266     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(00)90064-7     Document Type: Article

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