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Diphenylhydantoin-induced hepatitis: a case report
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Diphenylhydantoin-induced hepatitis: a case report
Hepatogastroenterology.
1998 Mar-Apr.
Abstract
This case report is of a 25-year old man with severe diphenylhydantoin-induced hepatitis, fever, rash and generalized lymphadenopathy. Hepatic histology and lymphocyte transformation tests strongly supported the diagnosis. He made an uneventful recovery with supportive therapy.
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