title: [Amoxicillin-induced hepatitis].
abstract: Amoxicillin with and without clavulanic acid is a widely used antibiotic in adults and children alike. The drug is used prophylactically as well as therapeutically. In Denmark, it has not been described that amoxicillin alone can lead to hepatitis. In literature often referenced by Danish physicians (medicin.dk and Lægemiddelkataloget), hepatotoxicity is not listed as a side effect. However, in the present case, a 61 year-old male who suffered a tick bite and was treated prophylactically with amoxicillin without clavulanic acid presented with pharmacologically induced hepatitis 20 days after treatment.
authors.affiliation: Anæstesiologisk Afdeling, Sydvestjysk Sygehus Esbjerg, Denmark. jakoboxlund@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jakob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oxlund
authors.forename: Alan Hamilton
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Ferguson
mesh_terms: D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000188:drug therapy; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013987:Ticks
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000658:Amoxicillin