A case of levocetirizine-induced liver injury
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
; : 495-498, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
Levocetirizine is a second-generation nonsedative antihistaminic agent that has been demonstrated to be safe and effective for treating allergic disease. There was only one case report of levocetirizine-induced liver toxicity, but a liver biopsy was not performed. In this article, we present the first case of levocetirizine-induced liver injury with histologic findings. A 48-year-old man was hospitalized with jaundice and generalized pruritus that had developed after 2 months of therapy with levocetirizine for prurigo nodularis. Laboratory findings revealed acute hepatitis with cholestasis. A liver biopsy demonstrated portal inflammation and hepatitis with apoptotic hepatocytes. The patient fully recovered 3 weeks after withdrawing levocetirizine. Although levocetirizine is safe and effective, physicians should be aware of its potential hepatotoxicity.
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Prurido
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Cetirizina
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Antagonistas não Sedativos dos Receptores H1 da Histamina
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Doença Hepática Induzida por Substâncias e Drogas
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Hipersensibilidade
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Icterícia
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article