Serious drug-induced liver disease secondary to ezetimibe

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 32, 2008, Pages 5098-5099

  Castellote, José ^a   Ariza, Javier ^a   Rota, Rosa ^a   Girbau, Anna ^a   Xiol, Xavier ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drug induced liver disease; Ezetimibe; Hepatitis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; EZETIMIBE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; AZETIDINE DERIVATIVE; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; JAUNDICE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRURITUS; SIDE EFFECT; TOXIC HEPATITIS; MIDDLE AGED;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; AZETIDINES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 58149137193     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.5098     Document Type: Article

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