Unusual causes of intrahepatic cholestatic liver disease
Author(s): Elias E Mazokopakis, John A Papadakis, Diamantis P Kofteridis
Pages: 1879-1882
Year: 2007 Issue: 12
Journal: WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
Keyword: Brucella melitensis; Coxiella Burnetii; Cholestasis; Hepatitis; Stauffer's syndrome; Tamoxifen; Teucrium polium;
Abstract: We report five cases with unusual causes of intrahepatic cholestasis,including consumption of Teucrium polium (family Lamiaceae) in the form of tea,Stauffer's syndrome,treatment with tamoxifen citrate for breast cancer,infection with Coxiella Burnetii (acute Q fever),and infection with Brucella melitensis (acute brucellosis).
Pages: 1879-1882
Year: 2007 Issue: 12
Journal: WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
Keyword: Brucella melitensis; Coxiella Burnetii; Cholestasis; Hepatitis; Stauffer's syndrome; Tamoxifen; Teucrium polium;
Abstract: We report five cases with unusual causes of intrahepatic cholestasis,including consumption of Teucrium polium (family Lamiaceae) in the form of tea,Stauffer's syndrome,treatment with tamoxifen citrate for breast cancer,infection with Coxiella Burnetii (acute Q fever),and infection with Brucella melitensis (acute brucellosis).
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