Antituberculous agent-induced liver damage -- p-aminosalicylic acid
Antituberculous agent-induced liver damage -- p-aminosalicylic acid: Introduction
Antituberculous agent-induced liver damage -- p-aminosalicylic acid: Damage or injury to the liver caused by exposure to an antituberculous agent called p-aminosalicylic acid. Antituberculous agents are a relatively uncommon cause of liver damage. Symptoms vary depending on the degree of exposure and hence extent of the liver damage or injury. Mild liver damage may cause few if any symptoms whereas severe damage can ultimately result in liver failure. Symptoms may be acute, subacute or chronic depending on the severity of the exposure. Factors such as age, race, gender, overall health and underlying liver problems may also influence a person's risk of developing liver problems and the severity of the symptoms.
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Symptoms of Antituberculous agent-induced liver damage -- p-aminosalicylic acid
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Treatments for Antituberculous agent-induced liver damage -- p-aminosalicylic acid
- Treatment of drug-induced liver damage is dependant upon the causative agent, the degree of liver dysfunction, and the age and general health of the patient. Treatments include:
- Discontinuation of causative medication
- Monitoring of patient and regular review of liver function - where liver dysfunction is mild to moderate, and liver function is improving
- Abstinence from alcohol and avoidance of medication that may contribute to further liver damage
- Management of acute liver failure from hepatotoxicity
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Antituberculous agent-induced liver damage -- p-aminosalicylic acid: Complications
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Causes of Antituberculous agent-induced liver damage -- p-aminosalicylic acid
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Antituberculous agent-induced liver damage -- p-aminosalicylic acid: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Antituberculous agent-induced liver damage -- p-aminosalicylic acid
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms
of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed.
The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is over...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called ...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria,
but...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning).
In...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed
(it can, of course, also...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms (see ...read more »
Chronic liver disease often undiagnosed: One study reported that 50% of patients
with a chronic liver disease remain undiagnosed by their primary physician.
The reasons are multifactorial.
Possible conditions include chronic...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
Some of the better known...read more »
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Antituberculous agent-induced liver damage -- p-aminosalicylic acid: Research Doctors & Specialists
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