liver injury induced by high-dose methylprednisolone therapy: a case report and brief review of the literature
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Liver Injury Induced by High-Dose Methylprednisolone Therapy: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature
Corticosteroids are used widely to treat many types of disease. In general, these drugs are considered safe for the liver; however, recent reports have demonstrated that high-dose methylprednisolone (MT) may cause severe liver injury. Here, we report a case of a 24-year-old female who was given pulsed MT therapy for multiple sclerosis. MT induced icteric hepatitis and impaired liver synthetic f...
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hepatitis monthlyجلد ۱۱، شماره ۸، صفحات ۶۵۶-۶۶۱
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