Zafirlukast-induced acute hepatitis

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 553-556

  Su, Chien Wei ^a   Wu, Jaw Ching ^a,b   Huang, Yi Hsiang ^a,b   Huang, Yi Shin ^a,c   Chang, Full Young ^a,c   Lee, Shou Dong ^a,c  

^a Taipei General Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b Institute of Clinical Medicine   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Hepatitis; Leukotriene antagonist; Toxic hepatitis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMPICILLIN; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BILIRUBIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MITOCHONDRION ANTIBODY; SMOOTH MUSCLE ANTIBODY; STEROID; TETRACYCLINE; ZAFIRLUKAST;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUTE HEPATITIS; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOLISM; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASTHMA; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TOXICITY; MALAISE; NAUSEA; TATTOO; TRAVEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMANS; LEUKOTRIENE ANTAGONISTS; TOSYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0036875056     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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