What is Drug-induced liver disease?

What is Drug-induced liver disease?

• Drug-induced liver disease: Drug-induced liver diseases are diseases of the liver that are caused by physician-prescribed medications, over-the-counter medications, vitamins, hormones, herbs, illicit ("recreational") drugs, and environmental toxins.

Drug-induced liver disease: Introduction

Types of Drug-induced liver disease:

Broader types of Drug-induced liver disease:

• Liver conditions
• Abdominal conditions
• Digestive conditions
• Drug-related conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Drug-induced liver disease?

Prognosis of Drug-induced liver disease: The prognosis is highly variable depending on the patient's presentation and stage of liver damage.

What causes Drug-induced liver disease?

Causes of Drug-induced liver disease: see causes of Drug-induced liver disease

What are the symptoms of Drug-induced liver disease?

Symptoms of Drug-induced liver disease: see symptoms of Drug-induced liver disease

Onset of Drug-induced liver disease: Elderly persons are at increased risk of hepatic injury because of decreased clearance, drug-to-drug interactions, reduced hepatic blood flow, variation in drug binding, and lower hepatic volume.

Drug-induced liver disease: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Drug-induced liver disease.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Drug-induced liver disease.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Drug-induced liver disease: Hepatologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Drug-induced liver disease.
Treatments for Drug-induced liver disease: see treatments for Drug-induced liver disease
Research for Drug-induced liver disease: see research for Drug-induced liver disease

Name of Drug-induced liver disease

Main name of condition: Drug-induced liver disease

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