COX-2 inhibitor (nimesulide) induced acute liver failure

Virchows Arch. 2002 May;440(5):553-5. doi: 10.1007/s00428-002-0612-2. Epub 2002 Feb 23.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Cyclooxygenase 2
  • Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / adverse effects*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Isoenzymes / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Liver Failure, Acute / chemically induced*
  • Liver Failure, Acute / diagnosis*
  • Liver Failure, Acute / pathology
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases
  • Sulfonamides / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
  • Isoenzymes
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Sulfonamides
  • Cyclooxygenase 2
  • PTGS2 protein, human
  • Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases
  • nimesulide