Drug-related hepatotoxicity in a renal transplant recipient with long-term survival and hepatitis C

Annals of Hepatology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 70-73

  Contreras, Ana M ^a   Monteón, Francisco J ^b   Flores, María Rosa ^c   Mendoza Sánchez, Federico ^b   Ruiz, Isaac ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b Specialties Hospital   (Mexico)

^c Western Medical Center   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Drug related hepatotoxicity; Hepatitis C virus; Renal transplantation; Transaminasemia

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PRAVASTATIN; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; KIDNEY GRAFT; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; SIDE EFFECT; SURVIVAL;

EID: 33947101316     PISSN: 16652681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1665-2681(19)31958-1     Document Type: Article

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