drug-induced chronic active hepatitis
Last reviewed 01/2018
Drug induced chronic hepatitis is a rare and idiosyncratic response to specific agent. There are some similarities to autoimmune chronic active hepatitis with auto-antibodies positive in many patients.
The hepatitis usually resolves upon withdrawal of the drug.
Drugs which have been implicated include:
- isoniazid
- methyldopa
- nitrofurantoin
- oxyphenisatin
- dantrolene