Liver transplantation for propylthiouracil-induced acute hepatic failure

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 190-191

  Testa, Giuliano ^a   Trevino, J ^a   Bogetti, D ^a   Layden, T ^a   Wiley, T ^a   Sankary, H ^a   Benedetti, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute liver failure; Hyperthyroidism; Liver transplantation; Propylthiouracil

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FEVER; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOGLYCEMIA; JAUNDICE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALAISE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PROPYLTHIOURACIL;

EID: 0037283083     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021767322245     Document Type: Article

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