Unusual causes of intrahepatic cholestatic liver disease.
We report five cases with unusual causes of intrahepatic cholestasis, including consumption of Teucrium polium (family Lamiaceae) in the form of tea, Stauffer's syndrome, treatment with tamoxifen citrate for breast cancer, infection with Coxiella Burnetii (acute Q fever), and infection with Brucella melitensis (acute brucellosis).
Mazokopakis
Elias E
EE
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion Crete, Iroon Polytechniu 38A, Chania 73 132, Crete, Greece. elmazokopakis@yahoo.gr
Papadakis
John A
JA
Kofteridis
Diamantis P
DP
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001628:Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications; D002780:Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000009:adverse effects; D011778:Q Fever / Q000150:complications; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D031367:Teucrium / Q000009:adverse effects
D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D010936:Plant Extracts; C040618:teucrium extract; D013629:Tamoxifen