Tenoxicam-associated hepatic injury: a case report and review

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 1997 Apr;9(4):403-6. doi: 10.1097/00042737-199704000-00016.

Abstract

A 51-year-old woman developed jaundice while taking tenoxicam. A full evaluation, including ultrasound, computed tomography, endoscopic cholangiography and liver biopsy, confirmed the diagnosis of mixed hepatic injury. The patient's jaundice and all other liver function abnormalities normalized 1 month after she discontinued taking tenoxicam. This is the first case report of mixed hepatic injury, confirmed with biopsy, associated with tenoxicam. Tenoxicam should be considered as a potential cause of hepatic injury when other more common aetiologies have been excluded.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / adverse effects*
  • Biopsy
  • Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury*
  • Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Jaundice
  • Liver Diseases / diagnosis
  • Middle Aged
  • Piroxicam / adverse effects
  • Piroxicam / analogs & derivatives*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Piroxicam
  • tenoxicam