Drug induced liver injury: do we still need a routine liver biopsy for diagnosis today?

Drug induced liver injury: do we still need a routine liver biopsy for diagnosis today?

For the pathologist, the diagnosis of drug induced liver injury (DILI) is challenging, because histopathological features mimic all primary hepatic and biliary diseases, lacking changes that are specific for DILI. Therefore, in any patient of suspected DILI who underwent liver biopsy, the pathologis...

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Main Authors: Rolf Teschke, Christian Frenzel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Drug induced liver injury
Drug hepatotoxicity
Herb induced liver injury
Liver biopsy
Liver histology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119309135

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