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. 1998 Jan;74(867):59–60. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.74.867.59

Severe cholestatic hepatitis following cloxacillin treatment

Sorel Goland, Stephen DH Malnick, Raia Gratz, Edith Feldberg, David Geltner, Zev M Sthoeger
PMCID: PMC2360792  PMID: 9538497

Abstract

We describe a 77-year-old woman who developed fatigue, fever, a maculopapular rash and severe cholestatic hepatitis two weeks after receiving cloxacillin and ofloxacin.

Keywords: hepatitis, cloxacillin, ofloxacin

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