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Cureus
November 2024
Cardiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, USA.
Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim (SMX/TMP) is a commonly used antimicrobial agent for treating common bacterial infections such as urinary tract infection (UTI), combined with doxycycline for community-acquired methicillin-resistant (MRSA), and invaluable in pneumonia (PJP), previously classified as . Of its known adverse reactions, hepatotoxicity rarely comes to mind, but indeed, it is a recognized but very rare adverse reaction that may lead to liver failure in adults and even rarer in children. We present a case of hepatotoxicity in a 43-year-old male patient on no prior medication who developed jaundice and highly elevated liver enzymes one week after the administration of Bactrim for the treatment of UTI in association with prostatism, symptoms of decreased urinary force due to obstruction of flow through the prostate gland.
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November 2024
Department of Gastroenterology, Topiwala National Medical College & BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai, IND.
A 12-year-old female, resident of western India, presented with a history of pruritus associated with jaundice for two months. On presentation, she had icterus with mild palpable hepatomegaly. Investigations revealed direct hyperbilirubinemia and elevated transaminases, while gamma-glutamyl transferase levels were normal.
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December 2024
Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Aims/hypothesis: Quinine, when administered intraduodenally to activate bitter-taste receptors, in a dose of 600 mg, stimulates glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and insulin, slows gastric emptying and lowers postprandial glucose in healthy people, with consequent implications for the management of type 2 diabetes; the effect of quinine on energy intake is uncertain. We have investigated the dose-related effects of quinine on postprandial blood glucose levels and energy intake in people with type 2 diabetes.
Methods: Male participants with type 2 diabetes (age: 68±5 years; HbA: 49.
Liver Int
January 2025
Medical Department III, Gastroenterology, Metabolic Diseases and Intensive Care, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
Background And Aims: The homozygous PiZ mutation (PIZZ genotype) constitutes the predominant cause of severe alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency and leads to liver disease via hepatocellular AAT aggregation. We systematically analysed the composition of AAT aggregates and studied the impact of bile acids.
Methods: AAT inclusions were isolated from livers of PiZ overexpressing mice and PIZZ humans via fluorescence-activated and immunomagnetic sorting (FACS/MACS), while insoluble proteins were obtained via Triton-X extraction.
Cureus
November 2024
Internal Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, Baltimore, USA.
Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) presents significant diagnostic challenges, particularly in patients with multiple comorbidities. We report a case involving a 72-year-old female treated with cefepime for urosepsis, who developed markedly elevated liver enzymes after two weeks of therapy. After excluding other potential causes, including viral hepatitis, ischemia, and autoimmune hepatitis, cefepime-induced mixed pattern liver injury was determined to be the likely etiology of the elevated liver enzymes.
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