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Clinicopathological conference: fibrosing cholestatic hepatitis presenting as subacute hepatic failure in a non-transplant patient.

Authors :
Duseja, Ajay
Das, Ashim
Chawla, Y. K.
Bhansali, Anil
Sakhuja, V.
Source :
Digestive Diseases & Sciences. Nov2009, Vol. 54 Issue 11, p2341-2345. 5p. 7 Color Photographs.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

The article presents a case study of a 40-year-old male with jaundice who was admitted to the hospital in March 2007. It states that his jaundice was accompanied with pruritus in which the he took a complementary/alternative medication (CAM) for 15 days. It adds that the patient's physical examination discovered a dilated abdomen with free fluid but without organ enlargement and a liver span of 11 centimeters.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01632116
Volume :
54
Issue :
11
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Digestive Diseases & Sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
44645846
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-009-0878-1