title: A case of prolonged cholestatic hepatitis induced by azithromycin in a young woman.
abstract: Azithromycin, a semisynthetic macrolides, is frequently prescribed for the treatment of middle ear and upper respiratory tract infections, bronchitis, and community-acquired pneumonia. This antibiotic is usually well tolerated, and a rapid resolving cholestatic hepatitis has been described up to now only in six patients all, except one, over 65 years of age. We here report the case of a prolonged cholestatic hepatitis after administration of azithromycin in a young woman with no history of liver disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Via Albertoni 15, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maggioli
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Via Albertoni 15, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Santi
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Via Albertoni 15, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zaccherini
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Via Albertoni 15, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Vittoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bevilacqua
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatric and Renal Diseases, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Via Albertoni 15, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giunchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Via Albertoni 15, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caraceni