Drug induced autoimmune hepatitis: a single center experience.
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-INDIA, vol.28, no.15, pp.6528-6532, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 28 Issue: 15
- Publication Date: 2017
- Journal Name: BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-INDIA
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Chemical Abstracts Core
- Page Numbers: pp.6528-6532
- Keywords: Drug, Autoimmunity, Hepatitis, INDUCED LIVER-INJURY, FEATURES
- Inonu University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objective: Many drugs such as minocycline, nitrofurantoin, halothane, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anti TNF (Tumor Necrosis Factor) antagonists can induce the autoimmune hepatitis. Herein, we aimed to assess patients suffering from drug induced autoimmune hepatitis who were hospitalized with acute hepatitis like transaminase elevations to our clinic between 2009-2015.