A case of fulminant hepatitis, possibly caused by benzbromarone

Japanese Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 421-425

  Suzuki, Takahisa ^b   Suzuki, Takashi ^b   Kimura, Masayuki ^b   Shinoda, Masataka ^b   Fujita, Tomoyasu ^b   Miyake, Nobuyuki ^b   Yamamoto, Sayuri ^a   Tashiro, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a TOYOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BENZBROMARONE; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; URICOSURIC AGENT;

CASE REPORT; HEMODIAFILTRATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMAPHERESIS; REVIEW; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ALPROSTADIL; BENZBROMARONE; HEMODIAFILTRATION; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA EXCHANGE; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; URICOSURIC AGENTS;

EID: 0035316659     PISSN: 04466586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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