A clinical case of acute anabolic steroid-induced toxic hepatitis

Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) can be considered in cases of acute hepatitis by the exclusion any disease-related causes. For several decades, anabolic steroids have been not only as drugs for treatment diseases such hypogonadism, sarcopenia, hypotrophy cancer patients, aplastic anemia, etc., but also risk factor failure, that lead to cancer, and even sudden death. Anabolic are known increasingly used legitimate medical uses, enhance physical performance promote muscle growth ideal body shape. The article presents a clinical case drug-induced after 2 months using stanozolol, synthetic testosterone derivative, 25-year-old previously healthy man. Thorough etiological investigations ruled out other causes DILI. man was treated at in-patient department discharged with improvement, it took disappearance hepatic cytolytic cholestatic changes. Clinicians should aware toxic male bodybuilders collect thorough history patient’s intake nutritional supplements may contain androgen derivatives.