Autoimmune hepatitis unmasked by nimesulide

Autoimmune hepatitis

Autoimmune hepatitis is (AIH) is a chronic hepatitis that occurs in children and adults of all ages. It is characterized by immunologic and autoimmune features, including circulating auto antibodies and high serum globulin concentrations. It was first described in the 1950s by term of chronic active hepatitis. It has 2 types with different auto antibodies. Diagnosis is based upon serologic and ...

Nimesulide-induced acute hepatitis

Nimesulide is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug with a semiselective preferential inhibition of cyclooxygenase2. We present a 57 year-old patient with jaundice and increased serum aminotransferases levels, who had been treated with nimesulide for the previous 10 days. Laboratory examinations excluded other causes of acute liver injury. Liver biopsy revealed lesions compatible with drug-ind...

Nimesulide-induced hepatitis and toxic epidermal necrolysis.

drug i̇nduced autoimmune hepatitis by amoxicillin- clavulanate

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Hypoparathyroidism unmasked by alendronate.

The case of an elderly woman is reported in whom alendronate, given for osteoporosis, led to severe hypocalcaemia a few days after starting the drug treatment. This was caused by the unmasking of previously unrecognised hypoparathyroidism.