Acute Liver Injury in a Patient with Alcohol Dependence: A Case Resembling Autoimmune Hepatitis or Drug-Induced Liver Injury

Some patients with alcohol dependence may initially present with atypical laboratory and histological features resembling autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) or drug-induced liver injury (DILI). Even with liver biopsy, it may be difficult to diagnose certain patients with alcohol dependence. However, careful...

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Published in:	Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Main Authors:	Masahiro Hayashi, Tatsuo Kanda, Masato Nakamura, Tatsuo Miyamura, Shin Yasui, Shingo Nakamoto, Shuang Wu, Makoto Arai, Fumio Imazeki, Osamu Yokosuka
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Karger Publishers 2014-04-01
Subjects:	Drug-induced liver injury Alcohol dependence Autoimmune hepatitis Acute liver injury
Online Access:	http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/362442