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Published on: February 10, 2015
Acute cholestatic hepatitis induced by fenofibrate
D Hajdu1, K Aiglová, I Vinklerová
1Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of Palacky University and University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Abstract:
We report a case of acute liver injury probably due to fenofibrate. A 50-year-old female without a history of liver disease developed cholestatic hepatitis during her second week of fenofibrate treatment. Laboratory tests on admission showed serum bilirubin 534.0 mcmol/L (conjugated 444.0), alkaline phosphatase (AP) 8.76, gamma-glutamyl traspeptidase (GGT) 20.92, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 2.6, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 3.64 mckat/L. Fenofibrate withdrawal and ursodeoxycholic acid (750 mg daily) administration was rapidly followed by a favourable outcome.
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