A Case of Prolonged Cholestatic Hepatitis Induced by Azithromycin in a Young Woman

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...

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Main Authors: Caterina Maggioli, Luca Santi, Giacomo Zaccherini, Vittoria Bevilacqua, Francesca Giunchi, Paolo Caraceni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/314231