Ceftriaxone-associated nephrolithiasis and biliary pseudolithiasis

Eur J Pediatr. 1999 Dec;158(12):975-7. doi: 10.1007/s004310051261.

Abstract

Biliary pseudolithiasis has been reported in patients who received ceftriaxone therapy. In addition to biliary sludge formation occasional reports of ceftriaxone-induced nephrolithiasis have been published. In general, these adverse effects will develop after seven to ten days of treatment. We report on a seven-year-old boy with ceftriaxone-associated biliary pseudolithiasis and nephrolithiasis four days after initiation of treatment. Patients receiving a high dose of ceftriaxone and developing colicky abdominal pain should be considered for ultrasound and a change in antibiotic therapy if appropriate.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bile Duct Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Ceftriaxone / adverse effects*
  • Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
  • Cephalosporins / adverse effects*
  • Cephalosporins / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Kidney Calculi / chemically induced*
  • Lithiasis / chemically induced*
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Neisseria meningitidis / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Cephalosporins
  • Ceftriaxone