Canalicular cholestasis due to amiodarone toxicity. A definite diagnosis obtained by electron microscopy

Ital J Gastroenterol. 1995 Oct-Nov;27(8):436-8.

Abstract

A case of jaundice due to canalicular cholestasis during amiodarone therapy is reported. A definite diagnosis was attained by ultrastructural evidence of a phospholipidosis pattern, a characteristic amiodarone-induced injury. Jaundice occurred within the third month of therapy. Serum bilirubin levels continued to increase in the two weeks following drug withdrawal. A slow decrease was observed in the following three months. Only four cases of jaundice associated with amiodarone therapy have been reported until now.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amiodarone / adverse effects*
  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / adverse effects*
  • Bile Canaliculi / pathology*
  • Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / chemically induced*
  • Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / pathology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microscopy, Electron*
  • Vasodilator Agents / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
  • Vasodilator Agents
  • Amiodarone