Hepatotoxicity induced by cyproterone acetate: A report of three cases

Severe hepatitis induced by cyproterone acetate: role of corticosteroids. A case report.

Cyproterone acetate (CPA) is an oral anti-androgen commonly used to treat advanced prostate cancer. A variety of hepatotoxic reactions has been reported with CPA. Here we describe a case of a male patient who developed severe drug-induced hepatotoxicity during the treatment with CPA. The case, presenting sub-acute hepatitis, was characterized by a rapid evolution of cirrhosis and a protracted a...

Severe hepatitis caused by cyproterone acetate.

A case of severe acute hepatitis caused by cyproterone acetate in a 71 year old man with prostatic carcinoma is reported with a review of the literature on hepatic reactions to this drug. The association between the use of cyproterone acetate and liver abnormalities is poorly documented. This is the fourth published report of adverse hepatic reaction to cyproterone acetate and it substantiates ...

Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum: A Report of Three Cases in a Family

Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum is an inherited disorder characterized by generalized fragmentation and progressive calcification of the elastic tissues in the dermis, blood vessels and Bruch’s membrane of the eye. Herein, we report 3 patients in a family with pseudoxanthoma elasticum: a father and his two sons.

[Fatal subfulminant hepatitis caused by cyproterone acetate].

A Report of Three Cases of Noro Blastoma Tumor

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