Bile is secreted by the liver to aid in the digestion of fats. Drugs such as golds salts,nitrofurantoin, anabolic steroids, chlorpromazine, prochlorperazine, sulindac, cimetidine, erythromycin, can cause cholestasis and may result in damage to the liver.

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Cholestasis Cholestasis is a condition caused by rapidly developing (acute) or long-term (chronic) interruption in the excretion of bile (a digestive fluid that helps ... From Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 4/6/01 by Maureen Haggerty

Parenteral Nutrition-Associated Cholestasis in Neonates: Multivariate Analysis of the Potential Protective Effect of Taurine/Discussant/Author's Response ABSTRACT. Background: Neonates receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) are at risk for PN-associated cholestasis (PNAC); however, no preventive factors for ... From JPEN: Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 9/1/05 by Spencer, Ariel U

Fetal problems rise with serum bile acid levels in cholestasis of pregnancy The rate of fetal complications increases when maternal serum bile acid levels become elevated in women who develop intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, ... From OB/GYN News, 10/1/04 by Jeff Evans

Pemphigoid gestationis, cholestasis: dermatoses of pregnancy may recur with OC use WASHINGTON -- Women who had either pemphigoid gestationis or cholestasis of pregnancy should be counseled that later oral contraceptive use may trigger ... From OB/GYN News, 4/1/04 by Elizabeth Lohr

Prolonged cholestasis associated with irbesartan - Drug Points A 62 year old woman was admitted with a week's history of jaundice. Examination showed deep icterus and hepatomegaly. She had no history of liver disease, ... From British Medical Journal, 9/2/00 by R Hariraj

Chronic cholestasis in patients on long term home parenteral nutrition for permanent intestinal failure Rationale: Previous studies showed that chronic cholcstasis (CC) in long-term home parenteral nutrition (HPN) is also related to iv-lipid amount. Our aim was to evaluate the presence of CC m non mali From JPEN: Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 1/1/04 by De Francesco, A

Parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis in neonates: The role of aluminum Parenteral nutrition (PN) is an essential component in the care of premature and ill infants. The incidence of parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis ... From Nutrition Reviews, 9/1/03 by Arnold, Chris J

Gene expression profiles associated with inflammation, fibrosis, and cholestasis in mouse liver after griseofulvin - Article Erythropoietic protoporphyria patients can develop cholestasis, severe hepatic damage, fibrosis, and cirrhosis. We modeled this hepatic pathology in ... From Environmental Health Perspectives, 5/15/03 by Timothy W. Gant

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