Gotu Kola induced hepatotoxicity in a child-Need for caution with alternative remedies

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 500-

  Dantuluri, Sri ^a   North Lewis, Penny ^a   Karthik, Sivaramakrishnan V ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLCYCLOTRANSFERASE; GOTU KOLA; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LYMECYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER TOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CENTELLA; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMECYCLINE; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 79955925909     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2010.12.012     Document Type: Letter

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