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Case Reports
. 1997 May;40(5):687-8.
doi: 10.1136/gut.40.5.687.

"Golf ball liver": agent orange hepatitis

C Leonard  1 , C M Burke, C O'Keane, J S Doyle
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"Golf ball liver": agent orange hepatitis

C Leonard et al. Gut. 1997 May.

Abstract

2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is a selective weedkiller which works by uncoupling oxidative phosphorylation and is in widespread use. It is known as "agent orange". A 65 year old man had acute hepatitis, thought to be caused by exposure to 2,4-D. The patient ingested 2,4-D as a result of habitual licking of his golf ball. Clinical and histological data together with a challenge test confirmed the diagnosis of "golf ball liver".

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