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Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury, Chronic MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
Liver disease lasting six months or more, caused by an adverse effect of a drug or chemical. The adverse effect may be caused by drugs, drug metabolites, chemicals from the environment, or an idiosyncratic response.
Entry Term(s)
Chemical-Induced Liver Injury, Chronic
Chemically-Induced Liver Injury, Chronic
Chronic Drug-Induced Liver Injury
Drug-Induced Liver Injury, Chronic
Hepatitis, Chronic, Drug-Induced
Hepatitis, Chronic, Drug-Related
Liver Injury, Drug-Induced, Chronic
NLM Classification #
WI 710
Previous Indexing
Liver Diseases/chemically induced (1985-2009)
Public MeSH Note
2018; see DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY, CHRONIC 2010-2017; for HEPATITIS, CHRONIC, DRUG-INDUCED see HEPATITIS, CHRONIC, DRUG-INDUCED 1998-2009
History Note
2018; was DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY, CHRONIC 2010-2017; for HEPATITIS, CHRONIC, DRUG-INDUCED use HEPATITIS, CHRONIC, DRUG-INDUCED 1998-2009
Liver disease lasting six months or more, caused by an adverse effect of a drug or chemical. The adverse effect may be caused by drugs, drug metabolites, chemicals from the environment, or an idiosyncratic response.