Liver conditions
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Pirfenidone (Esbriet): risk of serious liver injury; updated advice on liver function testing
Serious liver injury has been reported during treatment with pirfenidone in the first year after initiation, including two cases with a fatal outcome.
Primary care update: Hepatitis A
Author: Louise Newson, general practitioner, Solihull. Reviewed by Sam Allen, consultant in infectious diseases, Ayrshire & Arran, Scotland. Reviewed April 2018.
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Author: Louise Newson, general practitioner, Solihull. Reviewed by Tim Cross, consultant hepatologist, Plymouth. Updated May 2018.
Ascites: causes, investigations and management
Author: Jonathan Manning, gastroenterologist, Scottish Borders. Reviewed by Laura Blackmore, gastroenterologist, Tunbridge Wells. Updated April 2018.