Ivermectin drug induced liver injury

S Afr Med J. 2023 Jun 5;113(6):24-25. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2023.v113i6.624.

Abstract

Ivermectin remains a popular, albeit unproven, therapy used in both the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. We discuss a patient who developed jaundice and a liver injury 3 weeks after initiating ivermectin for COVID prevention. Liver histology demonstrated a pattern of injury that was both portal and lobular, with a bile ductulitis as well with marked cholesasis. She was managed with low dose corticosteroids, later tapered and withdrawn. She remains well a year after presenting.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / pathology
  • Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury* / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ivermectin / adverse effects
  • Liver / pathology
  • South Africa

Substances

  • Ivermectin