title: [Carbamazepine-associated hepatitis].
abstract: Carbamazepine is widely used in the treatment of epilepsy and various neuralgias. Its most common side-effects are leukopenia and skin rash. Hepatic side-effects are rare, but serious and occasionally even fatal. A 72-year-old woman with toxic hepatitis due to carbamazepine is presented. We recommend monitoring liver function tests in every patient receiving this drug.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Internal Medicine B, Hadassah-University Hospital, Ein Karem, Jerusalem.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gillis
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Dann
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D002220:Carbamazepine