A Case of Ketoconazole-Induced Hepatitis

Yang Hee Lim, Eun Ryung Lee, Il Hwan Moon

Corresponding author: Il Hwan Moon Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.

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Published Online: Jul 24, 2015

Abstract

Ketoconazole-induced hepatitis was found in 36-year-old woman who developed easy fatiguability and jaundice, with abnormal liver function tests after taking ketoconazole 400mg a day for 6 months. All of the viral hepatitis serologic markers were negarive. Clinical and biochemical abnormalities spontaneously improved within 3 weeks after cessation of drug administration.