Reversible cholestatic hepatitis due to carbamazepine in an adolescent

Manav Wadhawan; Pankaj Tyagi; Veena Malhotra; Puja Sakhuja; A S Puri

Reversible cholestatic hepatitis due to carbamazepine in an adolescent

Indian J Gastroenterol. 2005 Jul-Aug;24(4):172-3.

Authors

Manav Wadhawan¹, Pankaj Tyagi, Veena Malhotra, Puja Sakhuja, A S Puri

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi 110 002, India.

PMID: 16204911

Abstract

We report a 13-year-old boy who developed fever, rash and hepatitis with cholestasis (on biochemistry and liver histology) after 10 weeks' use of carbamazepine. Recovery of liver biochemistry occurred 4 months after discontinuing the drug.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Anticonvulsants / adverse effects*
Carbamazepine / adverse effects*
Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / etiology*
Cholestasis / chemically induced*
Cholestasis / pathology
Humans
Liver / pathology
Male

Substances

Anticonvulsants
Carbamazepine