Drug-induced steatohepatitis leading to cirrhosis: long-term toxicity of amiodarone use

K Raja, SN Thung, MI Fiel… - Seminars in Liver Disease, 2009 - thieme-connect.com
K Raja, SN Thung, MI Fiel, C Chang
Seminars in Liver Disease, 2009thieme-connect.com
Nonalcoholic steatosis/steatohepatitis is the most common cause for abnormal liver
chemistries. Apart from metabolic syndrome, drugs may also lead to development of
steatohepatitis that may, rarely, progress to cirrhosis and portal hypertension. We discuss a
case of amiodarone-induced steatohepatitis with advanced fibrosis, presenting with hepatic
decompensation and portal hypertension manifesting as ascites and recurrent esophageal
variceal hemorrhage. Amiodarone is a lipophilic drug that concentrates in the liver and …
Abstract
Nonalcoholic steatosis/steatohepatitis is the most common cause for abnormal liver chemistries. Apart from metabolic syndrome, drugs may also lead to development of steatohepatitis that may, rarely, progress to cirrhosis and portal hypertension. We discuss a case of amiodarone-induced steatohepatitis with advanced fibrosis, presenting with hepatic decompensation and portal hypertension manifesting as ascites and recurrent esophageal variceal hemorrhage. Amiodarone is a lipophilic drug that concentrates in the liver and usually, over a period of time, leads to toxicity related to drug accumulation. There is marked histological similarity between amiodarone-induced liver disease and alcoholic and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. The clinical manifestations of amiodarone-induced hepatotoxicity and the mechanism of toxicity are also discussed.
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