Hepatotoxicity related to anti-tuberculosis drugs: mechanisms and management

V Ramappa, GP Aithal - Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology, 2013 - Elsevier
Development of idiosyncratic hepatotoxicity is an intricate process involving both concurrent
as well as sequential events determining the direction of the pathways, degree of liver injury …

Antituberculosis drug‐induced hepatotoxicity: concise up‐to‐date review

A Tostmann, MJ Boeree, RE Aarnoutse… - Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The cornerstone of tuberculosis management is a 6‐month course of isoniazid, rifampicin,
pyrazinamide and ethambutol. Compliance is crucial for curing tuberculosis. Adverse effects …

[HTML][HTML] Antituberculosis drugs: drug interactions, adverse effects, and use in special situations-part 1: first-line drugs

MA Arbex, MCL Varella, HR Siqueira… - Jornal Brasileiro de …, 2010 - SciELO Brasil
Os objetivos principais do tratamento da tuberculose são curar o paciente e minimizar a
possibilidade de transmissão do bacilo para indivíduos saudáveis. Reações adversas ou …

Antituberculosis drugs and hepatotoxicity

WW Yew, CC Leung - Respirology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Isoniazid, pyrazinamide and rifampicin have hepatotoxic potential, and can lead to such
reactions during antituberculosis chemotherapy. Most of the hepatotoxic reactions are dose …

The high incidence of severe adverse events due to pyrazinamide in elderly patients with tuberculosis

BS Kwon, Y Kim, SH Lee, SY Lim, YJ Lee, JS Park… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Pyrazinamide (PZA) is a common drug that causes serious adverse events
(SAEs). The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of and risk factors for SAEs due …

[PDF][PDF] Tuberculosis in liver transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of individual patient data

JEC Holty, MK Gould, L Meinke, EB Keeffe… - Liver …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) causes substantial morbidity and mortality in liver
transplant recipients. We examined the efficacy of isoniazid latent Mycobacterium …

Co-infection with hepatitis B virus among tuberculosis patients is associated with poor outcomes during anti-tuberculosis treatment

L Chen, D Bao, L Gu, Y Gu, L Zhou, Z Gao… - BMC infectious …, 2018 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis (TB) and chronic Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are common in
China. Fist-line anti-TB medications often produce drug-induced liver injury (DILI). This study …

Liver toxicity associated with tuberculosis chemotherapy in the REMoxTB study

CD Tweed, GH Wills, AM Crook, R Dawson, AH Diacon… - BMC medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a common complication of tuberculosis
treatment. We utilised data from the REMoxTB clinical trial to describe the incidence of …

Outcome and determinants of mortality in 269 patients with combination anti‐tuberculosis drug‐induced liver injury

H Devarbhavi, R Singh, M Patil, K Sheth… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aim Worldwide anti‐tuberculosis (TB) drug‐induced liver disease
(DILI) is an important cause of hepatotoxicity, and drug‐induced acute liver failure (ALF) …

Hepatitis C and not Hepatitis B virus is a risk factor for anti-tuberculosis drug induced liver injury

WS Kim, SS Lee, CM Lee, HJ Kim, CY Ha, HJ Kim… - BMC infectious …, 2016 - Springer
Background The risk of anti-tuberculosis (TB) drug-induced liver injury (DILI) in patients with
chronic viral hepatitis (CVH) is not clear. The aim of this study was to investigate incidence …