Gold salt-induced cholestasis

Digestion. 1979;19(1):56-64. doi: 10.1159/000198323.

Abstract

The authors report the case of a patient with transient intrahepatic cholestasis following the administration of a soluble gold salt, sodium aurothiopropanol sulfonate. Other manifestations of intolerance to gold salts included exfoliative dermatitis and eosinophilia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cholestasis / chemically induced*
  • Cholestasis / pathology
  • Drug Eruptions
  • Female
  • Gold / administration & dosage
  • Gold / adverse effects*
  • Gold / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intramuscular
  • Liver / drug effects*
  • Liver / pathology
  • Liver / ultrastructure
  • Liver Function Tests

Substances

  • Gold