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MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8645078     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Captopril, a competitive inhibitor of angiotensin-converting enzyme, is widely used in the treatment of hypertension and heart failure. Captopril is known to be associated with dermatologic, hematologic, and pulmonary adverse effects. However, hepatotoxicity is extremely rare. A patient with severe cholestatic jaundice induced by captopril is presented. On admission to the hospital, the patient was diagnosed and treated as having cholangitis. Review of the literature showed similar occurrences in other patients. Patients treated with captopril who develop "atypical cholangitis" should be suspected of having captopril-associated liver damage.
Authors:
A Nissan; R M Spira; D Seror; Z Ackerman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)     Volume:  131     ISSN:  0004-0010     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch Surg     Publication Date:  1996 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-07-15     Completed Date:  1996-07-15     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9716528     Medline TA:  Arch Surg     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  670-1     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Captopril / adverse effects*
Cholangitis / chemically induced*,  diagnosis
Cholestasis / chemically induced*
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Hypertension / drug therapy
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
62571-86-2/Captopril

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