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Phenytoin Induced Granulomatous Hepatitis
Author(s) -
Cook I. F.,
Shilkin K. B.,
Reed W. D.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1981.tb04627.x
Subject(s) - medicine , phenytoin , hypersensitivity reaction , hepatitis , epilepsy , immunology , pathology , gastroenterology , psychiatry
Granulomatous hepatitis was found in a patient who developed a severe hypersensitivity reaction to phenytoin prescribed for the treatment of partial complex seizures. This pattern of liver reaction is not generally included amongst lesions of the liver reported to be induced by phenytoin .