Clindamycin-induced acute cholestatic hepatitis

作     者：Cem Aygün Orhan Kocaman Yesim Gürbüz mer Sentürk Sadettin Hülagü 

作者机构：Department of Gastroenterology PathologyKocaeli University Medical FacultyKocaeli 41380Turkey 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》 (世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2007年第13卷第40期

页      面：5408-5410页

核心收录：

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Clindamycin Hepatic injury Hepatitis 

摘      要：We report a case of acute hepatotoxicity in a 42-yearold woman after administration of clindamycin for a dental infection. After 6 d of treatment, she had fatigue, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, pruritus and jaundice. Her laboratory analysis showed alanine aminotransferase （ALT）, 1795 IU/L （normal range 0-40）; aspartate aminotransferase （AST）, 1337 IU/L （normal range 5-34）; alkaline phosphatase （ALP）, 339 IU/L （normal range 40-150）; 7-glutamyl transpeptidase （GGT）, 148 IU/L （normal range 9-64 IU/L）; total bilirubin, 4.1 mg/dL; direct bilirubin, 2.9 mg/dL and prothrombin time （PT）, 13.5 s, with international normalized ratio （INR）, 1.04. She was hospitalized, with immediate drug discontinuation. Her liver biopsy specimen showed mixed-type （both hepatocellular and cholestatic） hepatic injury, compatible with a diagnosis of drug-induced hepatitis. An objective causality assessment using the Naranjo probability scale suggested that clindamycin was the probable cause of the acute hepatitis. In susceptible individuals, clindamycin use may lead to acute mixedtype liver toxicity. Complete recovery may be possible if the drug is discontinued before severe liver injury is established.