Nitroimidazole-induced chronic hepatitis

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 963-966

  Ersoz, Galip ^a   Karasu, Zeki ^a   Akarca, Ulus Salih ^a   Gunsar, Fulya ^a   Yuce, Gul ^a   Batur, Yucel ^a  

^a Ege University Medical School   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Keywords; Metronidazole; Nitroimidazole

Indexed keywords

BITERAL; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROIMIDAZOLE; ORNIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER TOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, CHRONIC, DRUG-INDUCED; HUMANS; LIVER; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROIMIDAZOLES; ORNIDAZOLE;

EID: 0034884771     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: 14735687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200108000-00015     Document Type: Article

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