RESUMO
Hepatoxicity of isoniazid, mainly in association with rifampin, is a rare secondary effect of tuberculostatic treatment. In the United States, it accounts for 0.2% of all pediatric orthotropic liver transplant, and 14% of transplants for drug hepatotoxicity. We report the case of a 10 year-old patient who presented with acute liver failure requiring orthotropic liver transplant after forty days of tuberculostatic treatment with isoniazid, rifampin and pyrazinamide.
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Antituberculosos/efeitos adversos , Isoniazida/efeitos adversos , Falência Hepática Aguda/induzido quimicamente , Pirazinamida/efeitos adversos , Rifampina/efeitos adversos , Criança , Feminino , HumanosRESUMO
La toxicidad hepática por isoniacida, sobre todo asociada a rifampicina, es un raro efecto adverso de la terapia antituberculosa. En EE.UU., es la causa de 0,2% de los trasplantes hepáticos pediátricos y del 14% de los trasplantes por toxicidad medicamentosa. Comunicamos el caso de una paciente de 10 años de edad con falla hepática fulminante que requirió trasplante hepático luego de cuarenta días de tratamiento tuberculostático con isoniacida, rifampicina y pirazinamida.
Hepatoxicity of isoniazid, mainly in association with rifampin, is a rare secondary effect of tuberculostatic treatment. In the United States, it accounts for 0.2% of all pediatric orthotropic liver transplant, and 14% of transplants for drug hepatotoxicity. We report the case of a 10 year-old patient who presented with acute liver failure requiring orthotropic liver transplant after forty days of tuberculostatic treatment with isoniazid, rifampin and pyrazinamide.
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Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Antituberculosos/efeitos adversos , Isoniazida/efeitos adversos , Falência Hepática Aguda/induzido quimicamente , Pirazinamida/efeitos adversos , Rifampina/efeitos adversosRESUMO
La toxicidad hepática por isoniacida, sobre todo asociada a rifampicina, es un raro efecto adverso de la terapia antituberculosa. En EE.UU., es la causa de 0,2% de los trasplantes hepáticos pediátricos y del 14% de los trasplantes por toxicidad medicamentosa. Comunicamos el caso de una paciente de 10 años de edad con falla hepática fulminante que requirió trasplante hepático luego de cuarenta días de tratamiento tuberculostático con isoniacida, rifampicina y pirazinamida.(AU)
Hepatoxicity of isoniazid, mainly in association with rifampin, is a rare secondary effect of tuberculostatic treatment. In the United States, it accounts for 0.2% of all pediatric orthotropic liver transplant, and 14% of transplants for drug hepatotoxicity. We report the case of a 10 year-old patient who presented with acute liver failure requiring orthotropic liver transplant after forty days of tuberculostatic treatment with isoniazid, rifampin and pyrazinamide.(AU)
RESUMO
La toxicidad hepática por isoniacida, sobre todo asociada a rifampicina, es un raro efecto adverso de la terapia antituberculosa. En EE.UU., es la causa de 0,2% de los trasplantes hepáticos pediátricos y del 14% de los trasplantes por toxicidad medicamentosa. Comunicamos el caso de una paciente de 10 años de edad con falla hepática fulminante que requirió trasplante hepático luego de cuarenta días de tratamiento tuberculostático con isoniacida, rifampicina y pirazinamida.(AU)
Hepatoxicity of isoniazid, mainly in association with rifampin, is a rare secondary effect of tuberculostatic treatment. In the United States, it accounts for 0.2% of all pediatric orthotropic liver transplant, and 14% of transplants for drug hepatotoxicity. We report the case of a 10 year-old patient who presented with acute liver failure requiring orthotropic liver transplant after forty days of tuberculostatic treatment with isoniazid, rifampin and pyrazinamide.(AU)
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Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Antituberculosos/efeitos adversos , Isoniazida/efeitos adversos , Falência Hepática Aguda/induzido quimicamente , Pirazinamida/efeitos adversos , Rifampina/efeitos adversosRESUMO
La rifaximina es un antibiótico recientemente aprobado para el tratamiento de la encefalopatía hepática en adultos. En niños mayores de 12 años se aprobó su uso en la diarrea del viajero y se lo emplea ampliamente en la enfermedad infamatoria intestinal. Comunicamos el primer caso del que tenemos conocimiento, de un paciente en edad pediátrica que recibió rifaximina para tratar la encefalopatía hepática, con buena respuesta clínica.
Rifaximin is an antibiotic recently approved for the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in adults. In children more than 12 year-old, it has been approved for travelers' diarrhea and it is also widely used in infammatory bowel disease. We report, to our knowledge, the frst case of a pediatric patient who received rifaximin for hepatic encephalopathy with good clinical outcome.
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Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Anti-Infecciosos/uso terapêutico , Encefalopatia Hepática/tratamento farmacológico , Rifamicinas/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
Rifaximin is an antibiotic recently approved for the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in adults. In children more than 12 year-old, it has been approved for travelers' diarrhea and it is also widely used in inflammatory bowel disease. We report, to our knowledge, the first case of a pediatric patient who received rifaximin for hepatic encephalopathy with good clinical outcome.
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Anti-Infecciosos/uso terapêutico , Encefalopatia Hepática/tratamento farmacológico , Rifamicinas/uso terapêutico , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , RifaximinaRESUMO
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) variants may either emerge in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) as a result of positive selection pressure exerted by their own immune response, or during therapy with nucleos(t)ide analogues (NAs). Naturally occurring HBV variants with primary antiviral resistance are rarely observed. The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze the (eventual) circulation of HBV variants with natural resistance to NAs currently used as therapy for CHB in Argentina. This study reports 13 cases of CHB-infected patients with natural antiviral resistance to at least one NA. Five of them were also carriers of S-variants that might escape the humoral immune system recognition with potential resistance to adefovir. In addition to the already reported A2 HBV subgenotype association to NAs natural resistance, E and F genotypes association to such resistance is described for the first time. These findings suggest that sequence analysis of the HBV reverse transcriptase might be an essential tool before starting antiviral therapy, in order to choose the proper NAs for optimizing the therapeutic management of chronically infected patients. Moreover, the circulation and transmission of S-mutants with resistance to such antiviral drugs should be of public health concern as they may represent an additional risk for the community.
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Adenina/análogos & derivados , Antivirais/farmacologia , Farmacorresistência Viral , Antígenos de Superfície da Hepatite B/genética , Vírus da Hepatite B/efeitos dos fármacos , Hepatite B Crônica/virologia , Mutação de Sentido Incorreto , Organofosfonatos/farmacologia , Adenina/farmacologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Argentina , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Genótipo , Vírus da Hepatite B/classificação , Vírus da Hepatite B/genética , Vírus da Hepatite B/isolamento & purificação , Hepatite B Crônica/tratamento farmacológico , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
The natural history of pediatric nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is still unknown; however, there are differences between adult and pediatric presentation. Apoptosis may play an important role in pathophysiologic pathways involved in liver damage and progression. Our aim was to detect early apoptosis markers, activated caspase-3 and cleaved cytokeratin-18, in hepatocytes and to correlate their presence with clinical, serologic, and histologic characteristics in pediatric nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Twenty-five pediatric nonalcoholic steatohepatitis liver biopsies were evaluated by immunohistochemistry for presence of activated caspase-3 and cleaved cytokeratin-18. Biopsy specimens were semiquantitatively graded for activity (steatosis, inflammation, and ballooning) and fibrosis. Records were reviewed for serum aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, cholesterol, triglycerides, and body mass index, which was elevated in 92% of cases. Serum aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase were elevated in 32% and 68% of cases, respectively. Sixty percent of biopsies exhibited lobular steatosis grade 3, 84% lobular inflammatory activity grade 1, 72% ballooning grade 1, and 76% fibrosis stage 3. Cleaved cytokeratin-18 was associated with milder fibrosis (P = .02) and inflammation (P = .07), although there was no association with steatosis grade. Activated caspase-3 detection was also associated with low inflammatory grade (P = .03) but not with fibrosis and steatosis. This study reveals interesting differential features concerning nonalcoholic steatohepatitis histologic characteristics and apoptosis markers compared with adult cases. Because, in this pediatric series, apoptosis seemed to be an early event in the cascade of liver injury steps, it would be useful to consider caspase inhibitors as potential therapeutic strategies to prevent liver damage progression.