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Dydrogesterone-induced hepatitis and autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Engin Altintaş1, Dilek Oğuz, Sabite Kaçar
1Division of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey. enginaltintas@mersin.edu.tr
Abstract:
Dydrogesterone, similar to women's natural progesterone, has been used in a wide range of gynecological conditions. Despite its widespread use, dydrogesterone-induced hepatotoxicity and dydrogesterone-induced hemolytic anemia have, to the best of our knowledge, never been reported previously. We describe a case of hepatitis and warm antibody hemolytic anemia due to dydrogesterone.