Severe hepatitis with prolonged cholestasis and bile duct injury due the long-term use of ornidazole

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 293-295

  Harputluoglu, Murat Muhsin Muhip ^a   Demirel, U ^a   Karadag, N ^a   Karahan, D ^a   Aladag, M ^a   Karincaoglu, M ^a   Hilmioglu, F ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hepatitis; Hepatotoxicity; Nitroimidazole; Ornidazole

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; ORNIDAZOLE;

ADULT; AMEBIASIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT INJURY; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTASIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; LONG TERM CARE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

ADULT; AMEBICIDES; CHOLESTASIS, INTRAHEPATIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMANS; JAUNDICE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ORNIDAZOLE;

EID: 36049049017     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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