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Case Reports
. 1989 Jun;62(6):518-20.

Probable azathioprine hepatotoxicity: a case report

P Small  1 , M Lichter
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  • PMID: 2735558
Case Reports

Probable azathioprine hepatotoxicity: a case report

P Small et al. 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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