Research Article

Comparison of Liver Biopsy Findings with the Digestive Disease Week Japan 2004 Scale for Diagnosis of Drug-Induced Liver Injury

Table 5

Two patients histologically classified as the cholestatic type but clinically classified as the hepatocellular type.

GenderAgeThe histological examinationDDW-J scale scoresThe histological patternsClinical types according to DDW-J scaleMedicines which have been takenDLSTALT
(IU/L)
AST
(IU/L)
ALP
(IU/L)
T-bil
(mg/dL)

M62A4Cholestatic typeHepatocellular typePrednisolone, tranilast, teprenoneNegative59118910037.4

F37A6Cholestatic typeHepatocellular typePhenytoin, famotidine, valaciclovir, lorazepam, and etizolamNegative7183316161.9

DLST: drug-lymphocyte stimulation test.