Acute hepatitis during hypersensitivity syndrome due to midecamycin

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 1997 Dec;9(12):1249-50.

Abstract

We report here the first case of symptomatic acute hepatic injury due to midecamycin in a 58-year-old man. The clinical picture was compatible with a hypersensitivity syndrome with cutaneous, renal and hepatic involvement. Liver eosinophil polynuclear infiltrate, hypereosinophilia and acute interstitial nephritis were consistent with the hypothesis of an immunoallergic mechanism.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Biopsy
  • Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / etiology*
  • Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / pathology
  • Drug Hypersensitivity / diagnosis*
  • Drug Hypersensitivity / etiology
  • Humans
  • Leucomycins / adverse effects*
  • Liver Function Tests
  • Macrolides / adverse effects
  • Male
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Leucomycins
  • Macrolides
  • midecamycin