Discrepancy between clinical course and drug-induced lymphocyte stimulation tests in a case of saireito-induced liver injury accompanied by sjögren syndrome

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 501-505

  Tsuda, Tokutaro ^a   Yashiro, Shinobu ^a   Gamo, Yuji ^b   Watanabe, Koji ^c   Hoshino, Takayuki ^a   Oikawa, Tetsuro ^a   Hanawa, Toshihiko ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAGAMIHARA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Watanabe OBGY and Kampo Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEVIMELINE; GOREISAN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; RO ANTIBODY; ROKUMIGAN; SAIREI TO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XIAO CHAI HU TANG;

ABNORMAL LABORATORY RESULT; AGED; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDUCED LYMPHOCYTE STIMULATION TEST; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTRANSAMINASEMIA; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST; MOUTH CAVITY; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND SCINTISCANNING; SCHIRMER TEST; SIDE EFFECT; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYMPTOM; TOXIC HEPATITIS; TREATMENT DURATION; XEROSTOMIA; COMPLICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; ENZYMOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; LIVER; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

AGED; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 77951962472     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0183     Document Type: Article

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