Descriptive terms including sea blue Histiocytosis may be applied to the liver abnormalities.
There is also a high risk of complications such as liver abnormalities and life-threatening heart problems.
Last December, 36 of Uretek's employees were diagnosed as having liver abnormalities or noninfectious hepatitis.
Could those liver abnormalities be linked to this fever?
She said the newer drugs might also cause liver abnormalities, but were not as risky as Rezulin.
Dr. Jenkins said that although liver abnormalities did show up during testing, there were no deaths or cases of liver failure.
A liver abnormality found on ultrasound, CT scan, or nuclear scan.
Malaria can cause liver abnormalities too, he added.
The liver abnormalities produce no symptoms and are reversible if the drug is stopped.
Patients treated early have a good prognosis, whereas patients that develop major liver abnormalities typically have a poor outcome.