title: Probable azathioprine hepatotoxicity: a case report.
abstract: A patient with polymyositis was treated initially with corticosteroids. Subsequently, azathioprine was added but was associated with transient hepatotoxicity on two separate occasions, 6 months apart. Both episodes occurred 3 weeks after starting the latter drug. This is the first case of azathioprine toxicity documented by both histopathology and drug challenge.
authors.affiliation: Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Small
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lichter
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000633:toxicity*; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009220:Myositis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D001379:Azathioprine