Severe cholestasis and renal failure associated with the use of the designer steroid superdrol™ (Methasteron™): A case report and literature review

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1144-1146

  Nasr, John ^a   Ahmad, Jawad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; HYDROXYZINE; METHASTERON; NALTREXONE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; SUPERDROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE COURSE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; TISSUE SECTION; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANTIPRURITICS; BILIRUBIN; BIOPSY; CHOLAGOGUES AND CHOLERETICS; CHOLESTASIS; CREATININE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER; MALE; PRURITUS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 63949087637     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-008-0457-x     Document Type: Article

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