Toxic drug-induced chronic pruritus.
Summary of "Toxic drug-induced chronic pruritus."
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Affiliation
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of Dermatology and Venereology, University of Bari , Bari , Italy.
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Name: Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology
ISSN: 1532-2513
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Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22594306
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/08923973.2012.690100
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Drug-induced Liver Injury, Chronic
Liver disease lasting six months or more, caused by an adverse drug effect. The adverse effect may result from a direct toxic effect of a drug or metabolite, or an idiosyncratic response to a drug or metabolite.
Pruritus Ani
Intense chronic itching in the anal area.
Tetraethyl Lead
A highly toxic compound used as a gasoline additive. It causes acute toxic psychosis or chronic poisoning if inhaled or absorbed through the skin.
Amblyopia
A nonspecific term referring to impaired vision. Major subcategories include stimulus deprivation-induced amblyopia and toxic amblyopia. Stimulus deprivation-induced amblyopia is a developmental disorder of the visual cortex. A discrepancy between visual information received by the visual cortex from each eye results in abnormal cortical development. STRABISMUS and REFRACTIVE ERRORS may cause this condition. Toxic amblyopia is a disorder of the OPTIC NERVE which is associated with ALCOHOLISM, tobacco SMOKING, and other toxins and as an adverse effect of the use of some medications.
Drug-induced Liver Injury
A spectrum of clinical liver diseases ranging from mild biochemical abnormalities to ACUTE LIVER FAILURE, caused by drugs, drug metabolites, and chemicals from the environment.
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