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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2007; 13(12): 1879-1882
Published online Mar 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i12.1879
Published online Mar 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i12.1879
Unusual causes of intrahepatic cholestatic liver disease
Elias E Mazokopakis, John A Papadakis, Diamantis P Kofteridis, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion Crete, Greece
Elias E Mazokopakis, Department of Internal Medicine, Naval Hospital of Crete, Greece
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Elias Mazokopakis, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion Crete, Iroon Polytechniu 38A, Chania 73 132, Crete, Greece. elmazokopakis@yahoo.gr
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Received: December 13, 2006
Revised: December 17, 2006
Accepted: January 4, 2007
Published online: March 28, 2007
Revised: December 17, 2006
Accepted: January 4, 2007
Published online: March 28, 2007
Abstract
We report five cases with unusual causes of intrahepatic cholestasis, including consumption of Teucrium polium (family Lamiaceae) in the form of tea, Stauffer’s syndrome, treatment with tamoxifen citrate for breast cancer, infection with Coxiella Burnetii (acute Q fever), and infection with Brucella melitensis (acute brucellosis).
Keywords: Brucella melitensis, Coxiella Burnetii, Cholestasis, Hepatitis, Stauffer’s syndrome, Tamoxifen, Teucrium polium