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

Author(s) -

Caterina Maggioli,

Luca Santi,

Giacomo Zaccherini,

Vittoria Bevilacqua,

Francesca Giunchi,

Paolo Caraceni

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

case reports in hepatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6587

pISSN - 2090-6595

DOI - 10.1155/2011/314231

Subject(s) - azithromycin , medicine , hepatitis , bronchitis , pneumonia , antibiotics , cholestatic hepatitis , gastroenterology , liver disease , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

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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