CASE REPORT   

Minerva Gastroenterologica e Dietologica 2004 December;50(4):339-50

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language: English

Intrahepatic cholestatic jaundice related to administration of ranitidine. A case report with histologic and ultramicroscopic study

Varriale M., Salvio A., Giannattasio F., d’Errico T., Montone L., Borgia F., Gentile I., Reynaud L., Borgia G., Rossiello R., Visconti M.

Ranitidine may cause liver injuries ranging from transient, subclinical serum transaminases increase every 100-1 000 treated patients to cholestatic hepatitis in less than 1/100 000. Other H2-receptor antagonists are more dangerous: 11 toxic hepatitis cas