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Low rates of hepatotoxicity among Asian patients with paracetamol overdose: a review of 1024 cases

Marzilawati AR 1 , Ngau YY , Mahadeva S

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  • 1 Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
BMC Pharmacol Toxicol, 2012;13:8.
PMID: 23021009 DOI: 10.1186/2050-6511-13-8

Abstract

The metabolism of paracetamol in Asians is thought to differ from Westerners. Detailed clinical features of paracetamol -induced hepatotoxicity among Asians remains largely unreported.

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