JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL HEPATOLOGY ›› 2011, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (1): 45-46.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2011.01.017

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Clinical analysis of 85 elderly patients with drug-induced liver disease

MA Lin,LIU Bo   

  1. The Hospital of AnHui Provincial Government,HeFei 230001
  • Received:2010-12-02 Online:2011-02-10 Published:2016-04-15

Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics in elderly patients with drug-induced liver injury. Methods 85 elderly and 87 non-elderly patients with drug-induced liver injury were retrospectively studied. Results The top three drugs in elderly patients were Chinese herbal medicine(49.4%),antibiotics(32.9%)and antituberculous agents(8.2%);The cholestasis was found in 40.0% of elderly patients,while only 20.7% in non-elderly patients. Conclusion The Chinese herbal medicine and antibiotics are common agents causing elderly hepatic injury.

Key words: Drug-induced liver disease, Elderly, Clinical feature