title: Nitrofurantoin: another cause of drug-induced chronic active hepatitis? A report of a patient with HLA-B8 antigen.
abstract: Nitrofurantoin, an agent used extensively in chronic urinary tract infections, is rarely incriminated as a hepatotoxin. In this 27 year old women chronic active hepatitis first developed during exposures to nitrofurantoin, and she later suffered exacerbations. Earlier reported cases are reviewed which describe a spectrum of hepatotoxic reactions. This patient has HLA-B8, an antigen associated with autoimmune forms of chronic active hepatitis. It is postulated that the antigen may be associated with liver injury initiated by drugs such as nitrofurantoin.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D009582:Nitrofurantoin / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D009582:Nitrofurantoin