Reversible cholestatic hepatitis due to carbamazepine in an adolescent.
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.
Wadhawan
Manav
M
Department of Gastroenterology, G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi 110 002, India.
Tyagi
Pankaj
P
Malhotra
Veena
V
Sakhuja
Puja
P
Puri
A S
AS
D000293:Adolescent; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D002220:Carbamazepine