Sitaxentan-related acute liver failure in a patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 472-474

  Lee, W T N ^a   Kirkham, N ^b   Johnson, M K ^a   Lordan, J L ^c   Fisher, A J ^c   Peacock, A J ^a  

^a GOLDEN JUBILEE NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMOXICILLIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; DOMPERIDONE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; OMEPRAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE; SILDENAFIL; SITAXSENTAN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACUTE LIVER FAILURE; ADULT; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EAR INFECTION; FEMALE; FULMINANT HEPATIC FAILURE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION; JAUNDICE; LETTER; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; ISOXAZOLES; JAUNDICE; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; PIPERAZINES; PURINES; RECEPTOR, ENDOTHELIN A; SULFONES; THIOPHENES; VASODILATOR AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951848194     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00091610     Document Type: Letter

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