Acute drug-induced hepatitis caused by albendazole

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 903-905

  Gi, Young Choi ^a   Hyeon, Woong Yang ^a,b   Soung, Hoon Cho ^a   Dong, Wook Kang ^a   Go, Hoon ^a   Woong, Chul Lee ^a   Yun, Jung Lee ^a   Sung, Hee Jung ^a   An, Na Kim ^a   Sang, Woo Cha ^a  

^a Eulji University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Eulji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Hepatitis, toxic; Parasitex, drug induced

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFECT; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; EOSINOPHILS; GLUCOSE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS;

EID: 56049117913     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2008.23.5.903     Document Type: Article

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