[Carbamazepine hepatoxicity--a case report].

An acute liver damage with jaun. dice and biochemical abnormalities developed in 16-year-old adolescent, affected by chronic hepatitis B, after 3 years of carbamazepine therapy. The maximum bilirubin concentration in the blood was 445 micromol/L and the highest activity of AST, ALT, PA, GTP were noted, 648 U/L, 1497 U/L, 312 U/L, 85 U/L respectively. INR was 1.59. The blood ammonia level was elevated to 60.9 micromol/L. The carbamazepine treatment was stopped and laboratory parameters improved.