A Case Report of Methimazole-Induced Acute Liver Failure Successfully Treated with Liver Transplantation |
Jeon, Sung-Jin
(Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University College of Medicine)
Kim, Tae-Yong (Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University College of Medicine) Lee, Seung-Hoon (Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University College of Medicine) Kang, Jong-Sik (Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University College of Medicine) Choi, Gwang-Hyeon (Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University College of Medicine) Lee, Seung-Gyu (Department of Surgery, Ulsan University College of Medicine) Hwang, Hee-Sang (Department of Pathology, Ulsan University College of Medicine) |
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