Nimesulide-induced acute hepatotoxicity [6]

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 239-

  Papaioannides, D ^a,b   Korantzopoulos, P ^a   Athanassiou, E ^a   Sinapidis, D ^a  

^a Arta General Hospital   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DICLOFENAC; KETOPROFEN; NIMESULIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ANOREXIA; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTATIC HEPATITIS; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SPECIFICITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; KNEE ARTHRITIS; LETTER; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; NAUSEA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 1442289680     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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