Abstract | BACKGROUND:
Coumarin anticoagulants are known to cause hepatotoxicity, but only a few cases have been reported. Coumarins are usually administered following cardiovascular surgery and the differential diagnosis is post-transfusion hepatitis. METHODS: RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | H Hinrichsen, J Lüttges, G Klöppel, U R Fölsch, W E Schmidt |
Journal | Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology
(Scand J Gastroenterol)
Vol. 36
Issue 7
Pg. 780-3
(Jul 2001)
ISSN: 0036-5521 [Print] England |
PMID | 11444480
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Anticoagulants
- Prednisolone
- Phenprocoumon
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Topics |
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Anticoagulants
(adverse effects)
- Biopsy
- Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury
(diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology)
- Diagnostic Errors
- Drug Hypersensitivity
(diagnosis, etiology)
- Female
- Heart Aneurysm
(complications)
- Heart Septal Defects, Atrial
(complications)
- Hepatitis, Autoimmune
(diagnosis)
- Humans
- Liver Failure
(chemically induced, diagnosis, drug therapy)
- Liver Function Tests
- Middle Aged
- Phenprocoumon
(adverse effects)
- Prednisolone
(therapeutic use)
- Recurrence
- Stroke
(etiology, prevention & control)
- Thromboembolism
(etiology, prevention & control)
- Time Factors
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