Hepatitis, Chronic, Drug-Induced

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Hepatitis, Chronic, Drug-Induced

INFLAMMATION of the LIVER, lasting six months or more, and 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. The clinical and histological changes can mimic viral or autoimmune hepatitis.