Drug-induced liver injury after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

Int J Hematol. 2013 Oct;98(4):499-503. doi: 10.1007/s12185-013-1434-5. Epub 2013 Sep 15.

Abstract

A 23-year-old woman developed acute severe hepatitis and jaundice on day 183 after bone marrow transplantation from HLA-B antigen mismatched-related donor. The administration of prednisolone and cessation of the prescribed drugs resolved the liver injury. Drug lymphocyte stimulation test was positive for acyclovir, and liver biopsy indicated the characteristics of drug-induced liver injury (DILI) rather than graft-versus-host disease. Physicians should keep DILI in mind when considering differential diagnosis for liver complications after allogeneic cell transplantation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antiviral Agents / adverse effects*
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Biopsy
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation* / adverse effects
  • Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Herpes Zoster / drug therapy
  • Herpes Zoster / etiology
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / therapy
  • Liver / pathology
  • Transplantation Conditioning / adverse effects
  • Transplantation, Homologous
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents