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Drug-Induced Liver Injury, Chronic

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Definition: Liver disease lasting six months or more, 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.  coordinate IM with specific drug /adv eff /pois or/ tox (IM); DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY is also available    Other names Drug Induced Liver Injury, Chronic; Chronic Drug Induced Liver Injury; Hepatitis, Chronic, Drug-Related; Hepatitis, Chronic, Drug-Induced; Liver Injury, Drug-Induced, Chronic; Chronic Drug-Induced Liver Injury

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