Drug-induced liver injury from initial dose of infliximab.

Mil Med

Department of Gastroenterology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889.

Published: June 2015

Acute hepatotoxicity secondary to infliximab can occur with or without autoimmunity. A growing body of infliximab drug-induced liver injury cases without autoantibody formation is emerging. Nearly all other reported cases occur after at least three doses. This suggests infliximab may have a direct cytotoxic effect on the liver. We report a case of drug-induced liver injury resulting after an initial dose of infliximab.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00485DOI Listing

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