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  • Title: [Droxicam-induced hepatitis. Description of 3 new cases and review of the literature].
    Author: García González M, Sanromán AL, Herrero C, Ledo L, Moreno A, González C, Moreira V.
    Journal: Rev Clin Esp; 1994 Mar; 194(3):170-2. PubMed ID: 8008953.
    Abstract:
    Three new cases of cholestatic hepatitis caused by droxicam are described, along with a revision of the other eight cases published to date. Itching, asthenia, and jaundice were the most common symptoms. Average age was 62.8 years (range: 45-82 years), and the median time of exposition was 22.7 days (range: 5-50 days). Biochemistry of the liver showed primarily cholestasis and in 4/11 cases hypereosinophilia. Two patients presented elevated levels of cholesterol and triglycerides which disappeared within the month. Clinical manifestations persisted in one patient for eight weeks after the cessation of treatment. The three patients presented in the present series presented alteration in the biochemistry of the liver two months after initiation. Liver biopsy in three patients showed centrozonal cholestasis associated with portal inflammatory activity and presence of granulomas consistent with toxic hepatitis.
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