Development of liver dysfunction after delivery is possibly due to postpartum autoimmune hepatitis. A report of three cases

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 252, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 361-367

  Izumi, Y ^a,d   Kaneko, A ^b   Oku, K ^c   Kimura, M ^a   Tanaka, S ^a   Tada, H ^a   Tatsumi, K ^a   Takano, T ^a   Hidaka, Y ^a   Amino, N ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Takanohara Central Hospital   (Japan)

^d OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti CYP2D6 antibodies; Liver dysfunction; Postpartum autoimmune hepatitis; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450 2D6;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CASE REPORT; DELIVERY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BIOPSY; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP2D6; ENZYME TESTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATITIS; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 18644381868     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2002.01047.x     Document Type: Article

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