Tahir M Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Internal Medicine, Hepatology, Gastroenterology
Department of Internal Medicine, University at Buffalo, NY, USA
Muhammad Tahir, Department of Internal Medicine, University at Buffalo, NY, USA. Muhammad Tahir has published numerous research papers and articles in reputed journals and has various other achievements in the related studies and has extended valuable service towards the scientific community with extensive research work.
Case Report Subscription
Author(s): Tahir M
The drug induced liver injury by antidepressant is being reported in the literature nowadays. However fluoxetine induced hepatotoxicity has not been well recognized. Usually asymptomatic increase in liver enzymes has been reported in 0.5% of the patient who are taking this drug for long-term therapy. The exact mechanism is still unknown however treatment approach is usually very conservative. Here we discuss a case of hepatic failure secondary to short term Fluoxetine therapy which is very rarely reported in the literature.
... view moreĀ»