A Case of Prolonged Cholestatic Hepatitis Induced by Azithromycin in a Young Woman

Azithromycin, a semisynthetic macrolides, is frequently prescribed for the treatment of middle ear and upper respiratory tract infections, bronchitis, and community-acquired pneumonia. This antibiotic is usually well tolerated, and a rapid resolving cholestatic hepatitis has been described up to now...

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Autores principales: Maggioli, Caterina, Santi, Luca, Zaccherini, Giacomo, Bevilacqua, Vittoria, Giunchi, Francesca, Caraceni, Paolo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4411890/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25954540
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/314231
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Sumario:Azithromycin, a semisynthetic macrolides, is frequently prescribed for the treatment of middle ear and upper respiratory tract infections, bronchitis, and community-acquired pneumonia. This antibiotic is usually well tolerated, and a rapid resolving cholestatic hepatitis has been described up to now only in six patients all, except one, over 65 years of age. We here report the case of a prolonged cholestatic hepatitis after administration of azithromycin in a young woman with no history of liver disease.

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