Perhexiline maleate induced cirrhosis.
Perhexiline maleate is a potent anti-anginal drug which may cause alcoholic-type hepatitis and cirrhosis. We report a case of a patient who developed cirrhosis on a relatively low dose within 16 mth.
D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010480:Perhexiline / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010880:Piperidines / Q000009:adverse effects*
D010880:Piperidines; C023470:perhexiline maleate; D010480:Perhexiline