Cytolytic hepatitis possibly related to levonorgestrel/ethinylestradiol oral contraceptive use: 2 case reports

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2035-2037

  Elouni, Bouraoui ^a   Salem, Chaker Ben ^b   Zamy, Michele ^a   Ganne, Nathalie ^c   Beaugrand, Michel ^c   Bouraoui, Kamel ^b   Biour, Michel ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUSSE   (Tunisia)

^c HÔPITAL JEAN VERDIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTREL; ISOTRETINOIN;

ACNE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOLYTIC HEPATITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CELL DEATH; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, COMBINED; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL-NORGESTREL COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 78649917904     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1P201     Document Type: Letter

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