Antituberculosis Drug-Induced Liver Injury with Autoimmune Features: Facing Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges

Antituberculosis Drug-Induced Liver Injury with Autoimmune Features: Facing Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges

The authors present a case report of antituberculosis drug-induced liver injury that offered diagnostic challenges (namely, the possibility of drug-induced autoimmune hepatitis) and treatment difficulties.

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Main Authors: Maria Adriana Rangel, Isabel Pinto Pais, Raquel Duarte, Isabel Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5741896
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spelling doaj-4066b71e9a72454da93850e1126346a92020-11-24T21:39:28ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112017-01-01201710.1155/2017/57418965741896Antituberculosis Drug-Induced Liver Injury with Autoimmune Features: Facing Diagnostic and Treatment ChallengesMaria Adriana Rangel0Isabel Pinto Pais1Raquel Duarte2Isabel Carvalho3Paediatrics Department, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalPaediatric Gastroenterology Unit of Paediatrics Department, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalPulmonology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalAllergy and Pulmonology Pediatrics Unit of Pediatric Department, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalThe authors present a case report of antituberculosis drug-induced liver injury that offered diagnostic challenges (namely, the possibility of drug-induced autoimmune hepatitis) and treatment difficulties.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5741896
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Raquel Duarte
Isabel Carvalho
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Isabel Pinto Pais
Raquel Duarte
Isabel Carvalho
Antituberculosis Drug-Induced Liver Injury with Autoimmune Features: Facing Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges
Case Reports in Pediatrics
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Isabel Pinto Pais
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Isabel Carvalho
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title Antituberculosis Drug-Induced Liver Injury with Autoimmune Features: Facing Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges
title_short Antituberculosis Drug-Induced Liver Injury with Autoimmune Features: Facing Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges
title_full Antituberculosis Drug-Induced Liver Injury with Autoimmune Features: Facing Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges
title_fullStr Antituberculosis Drug-Induced Liver Injury with Autoimmune Features: Facing Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges
title_full_unstemmed Antituberculosis Drug-Induced Liver Injury with Autoimmune Features: Facing Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges
title_sort antituberculosis drug-induced liver injury with autoimmune features: facing diagnostic and treatment challenges
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Pediatrics
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2090-6811
publishDate 2017-01-01
description The authors present a case report of antituberculosis drug-induced liver injury that offered diagnostic challenges (namely, the possibility of drug-induced autoimmune hepatitis) and treatment difficulties.
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