Hepatitis and liver dysfunction with rifampicin therapy for pruritus in primary biliary cirrhosis

Gut

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 436-439

  Prince, M I ^a   Burt, A D ^a   Jones, D E J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTASIS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; INTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCT; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER TOXICITY; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; ANTIPRURITICS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; MIDDLE AGED; PRURITUS; RIFAMPIN;

EID: 0036179358     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.50.3.436     Document Type: Article

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