Vanishing bile duct syndrome in a child with toxic epidermal necrolysis: An interplay of unbalanced immune regulatory mechanisms

Annals of Hepatology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 116-119

  Karnsakul, Wikrom ^a,b,c   Arkachaisri, Thaschawee ^c   Atisook, Kanit ^c   Wisuthsarewong, Wanee ^c   Sattawatthamrong, Yudhtana ^c   Aanpreung, Prapun ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Department of Pediatrics ^*

Author keywords

Cholestasis; Drug rash; Ductopenia; Trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXYCYCLINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ANTIBODY; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; BILE DUCT DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREGULATION; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS; URINALYSIS; VANISHING BILE DUCT SYNDROME;

EID: 33745040344     PISSN: 16652681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1665-2681(19)32029-0     Document Type: Article

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