Toxic hepatitis associated with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid in a chronic viral hepatitis B patient: a case report
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VOLUME: 12 ISSUE: 2
P: 92 - 95
June 2016

Toxic hepatitis associated with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid in a chronic viral hepatitis B patient: a case report

Med J Bakirkoy 2016;12(2):92-95
1. Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Afyon
2. Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Afyon
3. Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi, Tıbbi Genetik Anabilim Dalı, Aydın
4. Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, İç Hastalıkları Gastroenteroloji Anabilim Dalı, Afyon
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Received Date: 07.12.2012
Accepted Date: 22.02.2013
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ABSTRACT

Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (ACA) related hepatotoxicity is among the most common causes of drug-related hepatotoxicity. Cholestatic liver injury is the most common type. Symptoms usually begin 1-4 weeks after ingestion and heal within 8 weeks. Rarely develop fulminant hepatitis and death. In this study, we present a case of a 62-year-old woman who had chronic viral hepatitis B and developed toxic hepatitis after receiving ACA treatment. When ACA was discontinued, the patient’s symptomps improved and her liver enzyme levels reduced to near to the normal range.

Keywords:
Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, toxic hepatitis