Hepatotoxicity induced by cyproterone acetate: A report of three cases

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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2006; 12(46): 7551-7555
Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7551

Table 1 Patients’ laboratory values

Case	Age (yr)	Use of cyproterone acetate (mo)	Daily dose (mg)	Bilirubin (total/direct, g/L)¹	AST/ALT (IU/L)²	Alkaline phospatase (IU/L)³	Albumin (g/L)⁴	INR⁵
1	82	12	200	29.5/18.4	935/535	300	3.9	1.4
2	83	7	300	10.1/9.2	721/283	350	4	2.24
3	78	3	300	30.0/25.3	505/320	380	4.2	1.2

¹Normal values (total) < 1.2 g/L, normal values (direct) < 0.4 g/L;

²Normal values < 40 IU/L;

³Normal values < 133 IU/L;

⁴Normal values > 3.5 g/L;

⁵Normal values < 1.2

Citation: Savidou I, Deutsch M, Soultati AS, Koudouras D, Kafiri G, Dourakis SP. Hepatotoxicity induced by cyproterone acetate: A report of three cases. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(46): 7551-7555
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i46/7551.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7551