Acute hepatitis secondary to febuxostat.

Febuxostat is a drug from the group of xanthine dehydrogenase inhibitors and is used in the treatment of hyperuricemia and gouty arthritis. However, it is not free of adverse effects, including alteration of liver profile tests. This is why we must pay attention to this type of adverse events in case it is necessary to suspend treatment.

DRESS syndrome secondary to carbamazepine.

DRESS syndrome is a multisystem disorder that appears in the context of an adverse drug reaction, characterized by fever, rash and peripheral eosinophilia with involvement of other organs such as the liver. The typical liver involvement is acute toxic hepatitis (DILI), showing improvement and a tendency to resolution when corticotherapy is started. We must not forget this manifestation in the clinical context of a DRESS syndrome.

Adrenal insufficiency and hepatic cirrhosis: a relationship to discover.

Liver cirrhosis is an entity that predisposes to adrenal insufficiency. Adequate screening for this condition in patients with liver cirrhosis, since several studies have shown increased survival with the use of corticosteroids in cirrhotic patients with septic shock, it seems reasonable to identify patients with adrenal insufficiency in the context of liver cirrhosis and individualize your treatment.

Cefditoren-induced hepatitis.

There are many daily antibiotic prescriptions, especially beta-lactams in trivial infections such as cystitis in young women. Many of these drugs carry an implicit probability of producing hepatotoxicity, manifested by a nonspecific general picture and elevated analytical transaminases. We must take it into account when making the differential diagnosis in the hepatotoxicity study and suspend it as soon as we recognize it.

Association Between Preexisting Versus Newly Identified Atrial Fibrillation and Outcomes of Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism.

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) may exist before or occur early in the course of pulmonary embolism (PE). We determined the PE outcomes based on the presence and timing of AF. Methods and Results Using the data from a multicenter PE registry, we identified 3 groups: (1) those with preexisting AF, (2) patients with new AF within 2 days from acute PE (incident AF), and (3) patients without AF.