Azithromycin-induced cholestatic hepatitis

Oxf Med Case Reports. 2017 Jun 1;2017(6):omx027. doi: 10.1093/omcr/omx027. eCollection 2017 Jun.

Abstract

Since its introduction >20 years ago, Azithromycin has been widely used owing to its broad spectrum and good tolerability, especially when used for <7 days. In literature, there are only very few, sporadic reports available of patients developing cholestatic hepatitis following treatment with it. The current case study describes a 69-year old patient, with a medical history that included significant alcohol consumption, who presented with jaundice following a 3-day course of Azithromycin. Following a transjugular liver biopsy, he was managed with a short course of corticosteroids and his liver function gradually improved and finally normalized ~2 months after discontinuation of Azithromycin.

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