A rare presentation of brucellosis: acute cholestatic hepatitis

An unusual presentation of brucellosis: acute hepatitis.

Fenofibrate-induced acute cholestatic hepatitis.

Fenofibrate-induced acute or chronic hepatitis is rare, and only 11 reports from French, Italian or Spanish literature have been published up to date. We report a case of fenofibrate-induced acute cholestatic hepatitis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first one reported in Taiwan. A 61-year-old man developed acute cholestatic hepatitis after taking fenofibrate 100 mg tid for 10 days. ...

acute abdomen : a rare presentation of chickenpox

conclusions atypical chickenpox infections should be suspected in any patient who presents unexplained abdominal pain, fever, and dyspnea, even if cutaneous lesions are minimal. an early diagnosis can prevent a fatal outcome. introduction infection with varicella-zoster virus (vzv) in healthy adults tends to be more severe. antiviral medication (often prescribed for adults), is effective in red...

Cholestatic hepatitis: a rare hepatic manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus.

Systemic lupus erythematosus is a multi-system inflammatory disease. The clinical manifestations are diverse. Hepatic manifestation is a rarely seen complication of systemic lupus erythematosus. We report a case of complication of systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as cholestatic hepatitis in a 56-year-old Chinese woman. The cholestatic hepatitis progressed as part of the lupus activity an...

Acute cholestatic hepatitis along with agranulocytosis: a rare side effect of carbimazole.

Antithyroid drugs have been used for more than 50 years for the management of hyperthyroidism. Most patients tolerate treatment well but some may develop life-threatening side effects such as agranulocytosis, aplastic anemia and cholestatic hepatitis. A 45-year-old female was diagnosed with severe hyperthyroidism. Treatment with Carbimazole 30 mg/day was initiated. Within six weeks following th...