Copyright
©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited. All rights reserved.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2011; 17(44): 4928-4931
Published online Nov 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i44.4928
Published online Nov 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i44.4928
Acute liver failure caused by drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome associated with hyperferritinemia
Masayuki Miyazaki, Masatake Tanaka, Akihiro Ueda, Masaki Kato, Ryoichi Takayanagi, Kazuhiko Kotoh, Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, 812-8582 Fukuoka, Japan
Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto, Makoto Nakamuta, Department of Gastroenterology, Kyushu Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, 812-8582 Fukuoka, Japan
Author contributions: Miyazaki M wrote the paper; Tanaka M, Ueda A, Yoshimoto T and Nakamuta M managed medical treatment of this case; Kato M and Kotoh K analyzed the data; Takayanagi R supervised the paper.
Correspondence to: Masayuki Miyazaki, MD, Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. mmasayuk@intmed3.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Telephone: +81-92-6425282 Fax: +81-92-6425287
Received: April 9, 2011
Revised: August 1, 2011
Accepted: August 15, 2011
Published online: November 28, 2011
Revised: August 1, 2011
Accepted: August 15, 2011
Published online: November 28, 2011
Core Tip