ANTITUBERCULOUS DRUGS IN CHILDREN AND LIVER

Authors

  • Abdul Rehman

Keywords:

Childhood tuberculosis, drug induced hepatotoxicity, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, monitoring, management, latent tuberculous infection

Abstract

This review article deals with the incidence of hepatotoxicity of various anti-tuberculous drugs (anti-TB drugs) in children, the mechanism of hepatotoxicity and various risk factors responsible for it. The management of tuberculosis if hepatotoxicity occurs as well as in known liver disorders is also being discussed. As the data from studies done in children is scanty, so the help is taken from those of adults for the review

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Published

2015-09-01

How to Cite

Rehman, A. (2015). ANTITUBERCULOUS DRUGS IN CHILDREN AND LIVER. Pakistan Journal of Chest Medicine, 15(3), 03–12. Retrieved from https://pjcm.net/index.php/pjcm/article/view/315

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2009)

Section

Review Article

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