title: Reversible cholestatic hepatitis due to carbamazepine in an adolescent.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi 110 002, India.
authors.forename: Manav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wadhawan
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tyagi
authors.forename: Veena
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.forename: Puja
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sakhuja
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Puri
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D002220:Carbamazepine