Hepatitis associated with propylthiouracil treatment

Drug Intell Clin Pharm. 1985 Oct;19(10):740-2. doi: 10.1177/106002808501901009.

Abstract

A 12-year-old girl with hyperthyroidism who had started treatment with propylthiouracil (PTU) 100 mg tid developed hepatitis. The drug was stopped, and the clinical and laboratory findings of hepatitis disappeared within a week. She was not receiving other drugs that could cause hepatic damage, and investigations for various viral agents were negative. This is the ninth report of PTU-induced hepatitis. The clinical picture is similar to that of viral hepatitis. Recovery usually occurs after withdrawal of the drug, but there have been two fatal cases of PTU-induced hepatitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / etiology*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperthyroidism / complications
  • Hyperthyroidism / drug therapy
  • Propylthiouracil / adverse effects*
  • Propylthiouracil / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Propylthiouracil