CASE 1
• Case description: – Ethnicity, gender, age: Caucasian, female, 37 years – Comorbid conditions: none, history of gestational
diabetes and cholestasis of pregnancy – Alcohol consumption: occasionally – Suspected medication(s)/start and stop dates:
azithromycin 500 mg/day (25/11/2013-28/11/2013) and amoxicillin-clavulanate 875-125 mg/8 hrs (27/11/2013-03/12/2013)
– Concomitant medications (start and stop dates): none
Case 1
• When did symptoms suggestive of DILI appear? pruritus (29/11/2013)
• Liver parameters at DILI recognition: ALT 8.8x ULN, TBL 2x ULN (01/12/2013)
• Baseline values prior to DILI episode: not available
• Time to onset: 4 days (azithromycin), 2 days (amoxicillin-clavulanate
• Did the patient experience hypotension, bradycardia, sepsis, etc suggestive of ischemic hepatitis? No
Case 1
Anti-HAV IgM Anti-HCV RNA-HCV AgHBs Anti-HBc DNA-HBV EBV IgM CMV IgM HSV1 IgM HSV2 IgM
Case 1
Negative
Ultrasound: Normal (30/12/2013)
Autoantibodies: ANA, ASMA, AMA, anti-LKM were negative (10/12/2013) Biopsy: No information (not likely to have been performed)
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Liver parameter progression
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TBL (ULN: 1.1)
• Outcome: Patient was treated with dexchlorpheniramine and cholestyramine for pruritus. Complete recovery.
• Time to recovery: 124 days
Outcome
CASE 2
• Case description: – Ethnicity, gender, age: Caucasian, female, 85 years – Comorbid conditions: Hypertension, dyslipidaemia – Alcohol consumption: Denied – Suspected medication(s)/start and stop dates: Amoxixillin-clavulanate: 1g/8h for 8 days (8-16 March 2008) – Concomitant medications (start and stop dates) – Amiloride (longterm, specific dates unknown) – Lovastatin (longterm, specific dates unknown)
Case 2
• When did symptoms suggestive of DILI appear? Pruritus, dark urine and scleral icterus (07/04/2008)
• Liver parameters at DILI recognition: AST: 238 IU/L ALT: 495 IU/L ALP: 396 IU/L TBL: 6.4 mg/dL
• Baseline values prior to DILI episode: unknown
• Time to onset: 1 month
• Did the patient experience hypotension, bradycardia, sepsis, etc. suggestive of ischemic hepatitis? No, but complete information on pneumonia outcome unavailable.
Case 2
anti-HAV IgM HBsAg Anti-HBc Anti-HCV CMV IgM EBV IgM Anti-HBc
Case 2
Negative
Ultrasound: Normal (15/04/2008)
Autoantibodies: ANA, ASMA, AMA, anti-LKM were negative (16/04/2008) Biopsy: No information (most likely not performed)
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AST (ULN: 40)
Liver parameter progression
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ALT (ULN: 40)
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ALP (ULN: 104)
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TBL (ULN: 1.1)
• Outcome: Complete recovery
• Time to recovery: 77 days
Outcome
CASE 3
• Case description: – Ethnicity, gender, age: Caucasian, male, 35 years – Comorbid conditions: none – Alcohol consumption: no – Suspected medication(s)/start and stop dates:
terbinafine: 500 g/12 hrs (17/03/2018-14/04/2018)
Case 3
• Case description: – Concomitant medications (start and stop dates):
Amoxicillin-clavulanate (12/02/2018 - 22/02/2018) – Fusidic acid (topic) 12/02/2018 - 26/02/2018 and
17/03/2018 - 27/03/2018) – Betamethasone clotrimazol (topic) 17/03/2018 –
17/04/2018 – Clobetasol propionate (topic) 17/03/2018 – ongoing
during hospitalization
Case 3
• When did symptoms suggestive of DILI appear? Jaundice, choluria, acholic stools, discomfort in upper right quadrant and pruritus (23/04/2018) • Liver parameters at DILI recognition: AST 4.6x ULN and TBL 4.3x ULN
• Baseline values prior to DILI episode: Not available
• Time to onset: 37 days
• Did the patient experience hypotension, bradycardia, sepsis, etc suggestive of ischemic hepatitis? No
Case 3
Anti-HAV IgM HBsAg Anti-HBc Anti-HCV HCV-RNA Anti-HEV IgM Anti-EBV IgM Anti-CMV IgM Anti-HSV1 IgM Anti-HSV2 IgM
Case 3
Negative
Ultrasound: Normal (28/04/2018) MRCP: Normal (28/04/2018)
Autoantibodies: ASMA: 1/320, actine-F positive, while ASMA, AMA and anti-LKM were negative (30/04/2018)
Biopsy (11/05/2018): Eosinophils, signs of cholestasis signs. Histological data not concordant with AIH, suggestive of mild stage drug-induced hepatitis
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10TBL (ULN: 1)
• Outcome: Complete recovery
• Time to recovery: >180 days
Outcome
CASE 4
• Case description: – Ethnicity, gender, age: Caucasian, female, 49 years – Comorbid conditions: hypertension, history of knee
surgery and miscarriages (4) – Alcohol consumption: no – Suspected medication(s)/start and stop dates:
paracetamol: ~ 7 g (12 February 2015) – Concomitant medications (start and stop dates):
unknown
Case 4
• When did symptoms suggestive of DILI appear? abdominal pain, nausea, anorexia, dark urine (13/02/2015)
• Liver parameters at DILI recognition: AST 26 xULN, ALT 40xULN, ALP 3xULN and TBL 3xULN
• Baseline values prior to DILI episode: ALT and TBL: normal (21/05/2013)
• Time to onset: 1 day
• Did the patient experience hypotension, bradycardia, sepsis, etc suggestive of ischemic hepatitis? No, but received hyaluronic acid injections, which may have resulted in infection
Case 4
Anti-HAV IgM Anti-HCV RNA-HCV AgHBs DNA-HBV EBV IgM CMV IgM HSV1 IgM HSV2 IgM
Case 4
Negative
Ultrasound: Normal (14/02/2014, no ultrasound made more recently)
Autoantibodies: ANA, ASMA, AMA, anti-LKM were negative (18/02/2015) Biopsy: Not performed
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AST (ULN: 40)
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ALT (ULN: 42)
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ALP (ULN: 117)
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11,5
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TBL (ULN: 1.1)
• Outcome: Complete recovery
• Time to recovery: 35 days
Outcome
CASE 5
• Case description: – Ethnicity, gender, age: Caucasian, male, 20 years – Comorbid conditions: Thalassemia minor – Alcohol consumption: Occasionally – Suspected medication(s)/start and stop dates: Anabolic steroids (epithiostanol) : (26/09/2016-31/10/2016) – Concomitant medications (start and stop dates): None
Case 5
• When did symptoms suggestive of DILI appear? Pruritus, jaundice, asthenia (31/10/2016)
• Liver parameters at DILI recognition: ALT: 344 IU/L ALP: 190 IU/L TBL: 13 mg/dL (creatinine: 1.4 mg/dL)
• Baseline values prior to DILI episode: unknown
• Time to onset: 1 month
• Did the patient experience hypotension, bradycardia, sepsis, etc. suggestive of ischemic hepatitis? No.
Case 5
anti-HAV IgM HBsAg Anti-HBc Anti-HCV CMV IgM EBV IgM Anti-HBc
Case 5
Negative
Ultrasound: Normal (07/11/2016) MRI: Normal (08/11/2016)
Autoantibodies: ANA, ASMA, AMA, anti-LKM were negative (10/11/2016)
Biopsy (27/11/2016): Accumulation of biliary pigment inside hepatocytes together with necrosis and a small number of neutrophil and eosinophil aggregates mostly in central areas.
Renal biopsy (25/11/2016): Acute tubular necrosis with tubular deposits of biliary pigment
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ALP (ULN: 117 IU/L)
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ALT (ULN: 40 IU/L)
Liver parameter progression
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TBL (ULN: 1.1 mg/dL)
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Cr (ULN: 1.1 mg/dL)
• Outcome: Required extracorporeal albumin dialysis (MARS). Complete recovery
• Time to recovery: 101 days
Outcome