Table 3.
Comparison of demographics and clinical characteristics of the 25 chronic patients according to the type of liver damage.
Hepatocellular N = 15 |
Cholestatic/mixed N = 10 |
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Age years, mean (range) | 62 (30-83) | 64 (40-78) |
Female, n (%) | 9 (60) | 7 (70) |
Jaundice, n (%) | 13 (87) | 7 (70) |
Hypersensitivity features, n (%) | 3 (20) | 6 (60) |
Liver biopsy*, n (%) | 10 (67) | 6 (60) |
Fibrosis, n (%) | 1 (7) | 0 |
Cirrhosis, n (%) | 5 (33) | 2 (20) |
Ductal lesion, n (%) | 0 | 2 (20) |
Steatosis, n (%) | 2 (13) | 2 (20) |
Biochemical normalization ≤3 years, n (%) | 7 (47) | 1 (10) |
Hypersensitivity features: Presence of one or more positive features such as fever, rash, arthralgia, peripheral eosinophilia or lymphopenia. The time of biopsy performances varies from 2 weeks to 60 months after DILI onset.