Severe Hepatic Complications of Antituberculous Therapy
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Antituberculous therapy-induced toxicity.
Antituberculous drugs are generally safe but can occasionally be associated with life-threatening complications. This is a case report of neurotoxicity, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and drug fever, occurring in a patient after initiation of antituberculous therapy (ATT).
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1180-2332
DOI: 10.1155/1999/342613