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9586424

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-6-4
pubmed:abstractText
Giant cell transformation of hepatocytes combined with variable degrees of hepatocyte necrosis and liver fibrosis is distinctly uncommon in adults. In this age group it has most often been associated with autoimmunity, drug reaction and viral infection. Prognosis is considered quite severe ranging from mild fibrosis to established cirrhosis. We report a case of giant cell hepatitis that occurred in a 30 yrs old man, who had been taking ticlopidine for 3 years. The causative role of the drug is uncertain because aminotransferase did not fall after withdrawal. The patient fulfilled most of the criteria for a diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis and was treated accordingly with prednisolone and azathioprine. Immunosuppressive therapy led to a clinical, biochemical and histological response.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0034-1193
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
89
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
126-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
[Post-infantile giant cell hepatitis. Clinical and histological response to immunosuppressive therapy].
pubmed:affiliation
Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche ed Oncologia Umana, Università, Novara.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports