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COX-2 inhibitor (nimesulide) induced acute liver failure

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  1. Department of Pathology, University of Innsbruck, Muellerstrasse 44, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria

    Sylvia Stadlmann

  2. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria

    Heinz Zoller & Wolfgang Vogel

  3. Department of Pathology, Academic Teaching Hospital Feldkirch, Carinagasse 47, 6800, Feldkirch, Austria

    Felix A. Offner

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Stadlmann, S., Zoller, H., Vogel, W. et al. COX-2 inhibitor (nimesulide) induced acute liver failure. Virchows Arch 440, 553–555 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-002-0612-2

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