Skip to main content
. 2022 Aug 15;43(1):115–126. doi: 10.1111/liv.15378

TABLE 5.

Demographics, clinical data, severity and outcome of patients according to ATC classes a

Antibacterials (n = 66) Cardiovascular (n = 22) Immunosuppressants (n = 17) NSAID (n = 8) CNS (n = 14)
Age (years), mean ± SD 64 ± 12 65 ± 13 48 ± 20 42 ± 11 51 ± 9.0
Female sex, n (%) 42 (64%) 12 (55%) 13 (76%) 2 (25%) 7 (50%)
Type of liver injury, n (%)
Hepatocellular 30 (51%) 8 (38%) 12 (75%) 5 (71%) 10 (83%)
Cholestatic 11 (19%) 8 (38%) 0 (0%) 1 (14%) 0 (0%)
Mixed 18 (31%) 5 (24%) 4 (25%) 1 (14%) 2 (17%)
Jaundice 49 (78%) 14 (64%) 2 (13%) 3 (38%) 8 (67%)
Hospitalization 39 (61%) 16 (73%) 6 (38%) 6 (75%) 9 (69%)
Rash 7 (11%) 1 (4.5%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Eosinophilia 13 (21%) 3 (14%) 1 (6.7%) 0 (0%) 1 (8.3%)
Lymphopenia 19 (30%) 4 (18%) 2 (13%) 2 (25%) 1 (8.3%)
Laboratory parameters at onset ( × ULN), median (IQR)
Total bilirubin 4.5 (1.9–7.0) 3.1 (1.2–5.6) 0.6 (0.5–0.8) 1.3 (0.9–3.4) 5.0 (1.0–15)
ALT 12 (7.9–19) 13 (7.0–30) 11 (9.0–18) 17 (11–32) 25 (14–35)
AST 9.5 (4.8–16) 12 (3.8–26) 10 (5.7–13) 17 (4.7–26) 16 (3.5–21)
ALP 2.3 (1.5–3.5) 3.6 (2.6–6.3) 1.3 (1.0–2.7) 2.2 (1.7–2.8) 1.9 (1.3–2.2)
New Hy's Law 18 (29%) 7 (32%) 1 (6.3%) 3 (38%) 7 (54%)
Severity
Mild 17 (28%) 9 (41%) 11 (85%) 5 (63%) 4 (33%)
Moderate 39 (64%) 12 (55%) 0 (0%) 2 (25%) 6 (50%)
Severe 3 (4.9%) 1 (4.5%) 2 (15%) 0 (0%) 1 (8.3%)
Fatal/liver transplantation 2 (3.3%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (13%) 1 (8.3%)

Note: Immunosuppressants included were infliximab, azathioprine, leflunomide, adalimumab, natalizumab, vedolizumab.

Abbreviations: ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CNS, central nervous system; IQR, interquartile range; NSAID, non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drug; SD, standard deviation; ULN, upper limit of normal.

a

Only cases with a single causative agent.