title: Marked increases of aminotransferase levels after cresol ingestion.
abstract: A 26-year-old woman developed marked increases in levels of aminotransferases about 24 hours after ingestion of 70 mL of 50% cresol. Responding to supportive measures, the patient recovered without any significant complications. Cresol and/or its metabolite may have caused transient hepato-cellular injury in this patient. In cresol poisoning, hepato-cellular injury can manifest even after a 24-hour asymptomatic period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu City, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dohi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury; D003408:Cresols / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000097:blood; D011041:Poisoning / Q000097:blood; D000637:Transaminases / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D003408:Cresols; D000637:Transaminases; C077977:cresol