Minocycline-induced autoimmune hepatitis

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 487-488

  Reid, A B ^a   Gome, J J ^a,b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MINOCYCLINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; LETTER; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALAISE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MINOCYCLINE;

EID: 68349095186     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2009.01971.x     Document Type: Letter

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