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    A nationwide population-based prospective study of cirrhosis in Iceland 
    Olafsson, Sigurdur; Rögnvaldsson, Sigurjon; Bergmann, Ottar M.; Jonasson, Jon G.; Benitez Hernandez, Ubaldo; Björnsson, Einar S. (2021-06-01)
    Background & Aims: The incidence of cirrhosis in Iceland has been the lowest in the world with only 3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Alcohol consumption has almost doubled in Iceland from 1980 to 2016. Obesity has also risen and hepatitis C virus has ...
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    Role of Corticosteroids in Drug-Induced Liver Injury. A Systematic Review 
    Björnsson, Einar S.; Vucic, Vesna; Stirnimann, Guido; Robles-Díaz, Mercedes (2022-02-10)
    Introduction: Apart from cessation of the implicated agent leading to drug-induced liver injury (DILI), there is no standard therapy for DILI. Corticosteroids have been used in DILI, although their efficacy is unclear. Published data showed either ...
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    Setting up criteria for drug-induced autoimmune-like hepatitis through a systematic analysis of published reports 
    Björnsson, Einar S.; Medina-Caliz, Inmaculada; Andrade, Raul J.; Lucena, M. Isabel (2022-05-21)
    Nitrofurantoin, minocycline, methyldopa and infliximab, have been found to induce autoimmune-like hepatitis (DI-AILH). Evidence for other drugs and herbal and dietary supplements (HDS) is unclear. The aims of the study were to establish criteria to ...