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- Title
Drug-Induced Autoimmune Hepatitis From Hydralazine Leading to Acute Liver Failure and Liver Transplantation.
- Authors
Grewal, Jasleen; Doan, Angela; Hong, Annie S.; Amin, Arpit; Scapa, Jason V.; Hanna, Ramy; Durazo, Francisco; Yanny, Beshoy
- Abstract
We describe a woman with no previous liver disease who developed drug-induced autoimmune hepatitis from hydralazine prescribed to her for hypertension. Despite the discontinuation of the medication, she developed acute liver failure and subsequently underwent successful liver transplantation. She survived and had a good clinical outcome.
- Subjects
CHRONIC active hepatitis; HYDRALAZINE; HYPERTENSION; LIVER failure; LIVER transplantation; TREATMENT effectiveness; ACUTE diseases
- Publication
ACG Case Reports Journal, 2019, Vol 6, Issue 10, p1
- ISSN
2326-3253
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14309/crj.0000000000000252