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Probable azathioprine hepatotoxicity: a case report
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Probable azathioprine hepatotoxicity: a case report
Ann Allergy.
1989 Jun.
Abstract
A patient with polymyositis was treated initially with corticosteroids. Subsequently, azathioprine was added but was associated with transient hepatotoxicity on two separate occasions, 6 months apart. Both episodes occurred 3 weeks after starting the latter drug. This is the first case of azathioprine toxicity documented by both histopathology and drug challenge.
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