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. 1980 Mar;56(653):202–204. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.56.653.202

Cholestatic jaundice due to co-trimoxazole.

A L Ogilvie, P J Toghill
PMCID: PMC2425863  PMID: 7393813

Abstract

A patient developed cholestatic jaundice following therapy with co-trimoxazole. Inadvertent re-challenge with the drug resulted in further clinical and biochemical deterioration, but complete recovery ensued on stopping this drug.

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