2009Drug Healthcare and Patient SafetyOpen access

Severe hepatotoxic adverse reaction in a healthy schoolgirl after treatment with flucloxacillin

Anders Tornhage Carl-Johan, Brunlöf, Wallerstedt

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Abstract: This is the first detailed description of a severe hepatotoxic reaction in a previously healthy 9-year-old schoolgirl after ingestion of some flucloxacillin tablets. She was clinically well within one week and alanine aminotransferase in serum was normalized in one month. Follow up for more than one year was normal. Keywords: adverse reaction, children, flucloxacillin, hepatopathy

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Abstract: This is the first detailed description of a severe hepatotoxic reaction in a previously healthy 9-year-old schoolgirl after ingestion of some flucloxacillin tablets. She was clinically well within one week and alanine aminotransferase in serum was normalized in one month. Follow up for more than one year was normal. Keywords: adverse reaction, children, flucloxacillin, hepatopathy

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Abstract: This is the first detailed description of a severe hepatotoxic reaction in a previously healthy 9-year-old schoolgirl after ingestion of some flucloxacillin tablets. She was clinically well within one week and alanine aminotransferase in serum was normalized in one month. Follow up for more than one year was normal. Keywords: adverse reaction, children, flucloxacillin, hepatopathy

Key concepts: Flucloxacillin, Adverse effect, Medicine, Dermatology, Internal medicine, Biology, Staphylococcus aureus, Genetics

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