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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| author | Caterina Maggioli Luca Santi Giacomo Zaccherini Vittoria Bevilacqua Francesca Giunchi Paolo Caraceni |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-cd64a09c40f344d7a348e861e735a4c02025-02-03T01:23:08ZengWileyCase Reports in Hepatology2090-65872090-65952011-01-01201110.1155/2011/314231314231A Case of Prolonged Cholestatic Hepatitis Induced by Azithromycin in a Young WomanCaterina Maggioli0Luca Santi1Giacomo Zaccherini2Vittoria Bevilacqua3Francesca Giunchi4Paolo Caraceni5Department of Clinical Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Via Albertoni 15, 40138 Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Via Albertoni 15, 40138 Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Via Albertoni 15, 40138 Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Via Albertoni 15, 40138 Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Geriatric and Renal Diseases, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Via Albertoni 15, 40138 Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Via Albertoni 15, 40138 Bologna, ItalyAzithromycin, 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/314231 |
| spellingShingle | Caterina Maggioli Luca Santi Giacomo Zaccherini Vittoria Bevilacqua Francesca Giunchi Paolo Caraceni A Case of Prolonged Cholestatic Hepatitis Induced by Azithromycin in a Young Woman Case Reports in Hepatology |
| title | A Case of Prolonged Cholestatic Hepatitis Induced by Azithromycin in a Young Woman |
| title_full | A Case of Prolonged Cholestatic Hepatitis Induced by Azithromycin in a Young Woman |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Prolonged Cholestatic Hepatitis Induced by Azithromycin in a Young Woman |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Prolonged Cholestatic Hepatitis Induced by Azithromycin in a Young Woman |
| title_short | A Case of Prolonged Cholestatic Hepatitis Induced by Azithromycin in a Young Woman |
| title_sort | case of prolonged cholestatic hepatitis induced by azithromycin in a young woman |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/314231 |
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