The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 1, December 2000

Rifampicin-induced acute renal failure and hepatitis

Deni Kriscahoyo (Unknown)

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Publish Date
12 Jan 2000

Abstract

Rifampicin is a potent drug and is the main drug in the multidrugs therapy for lung tuberculosis. We know this drug can induce hepatitis and nephritis in hypersensitive patient. The diagnosis of drug induced hepatitis is based on the fact that the patient was not ill before using the drug and become ill after taking it. In most cases the patient will improve after its withdrawal. We report a patient suffered from hepatitis and acute renal failure after using rifampicin and whose symptoms disappeared after stopping this drug.  Key words: rifampicin, acute renal failure, hepatitis

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The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy
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Abbrev

jghe

Publisher

The Indonesian Society for Digestive Endoscopy

Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology

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The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy is an academic journal which has been published since 2000 and owned by 3 Societies: The Indonesian Society of Gastroenterology; Indonesian Association for the Study of the Liver; The Indonesian Society for Digestive ...