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Review
. 1991 Aug;25(2 Pt 2):398-400.
doi: 10.1016/0190-9622(91)70214-m.

Ketoconazole-induced fulminant hepatitis necessitating liver transplantation

T E Knight  1 , C Y Shikuma, J Knight
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Ketoconazole-induced fulminant hepatitis necessitating liver transplantation

T E Knight et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1991 Aug.

Abstract

The most serious side effect of ketoconazole is hepatitis, which has proved fatal in seven reported cases. We present a case of fulminant hepatic failure in a 45-year-old Oriental woman that probably would have been fatal except for a successful liver transplant. A review of the literature of fatalities associated with ketoconazole is presented.

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  • Ketoconazole and hepatitis.
    Klausner MA. Klausner MA. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1992 Jun;26(6):1028-30. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(08)80354-4. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1992. PMID: 1535078 No abstract available.

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