Alcoholic-like liver lesions induced by nifedipine

J Hepatol. 1989 Sep;9(2):252-5. doi: 10.1016/0168-8278(89)90059-7.

Abstract

We report the case of a 78-year-old patient suffering from alcoholic-like liver injury, consisting of steatosis and Mallory bodies, caused by the calcium channel blocker, nifedipine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Hepatitis, Alcoholic / diagnosis
  • Hepatitis, Alcoholic / pathology
  • Humans
  • Liver Diseases / diagnosis
  • Liver Diseases / pathology
  • Nifedipine / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Nifedipine