Citation

Liang J, Zhao K, Zhu L, Liu Y (2018) Tigecycline Induced Cholestatic Liver Injury: A Case Report. J Infect Dis Epidemiol 4:061. doi.org/10.23937/2474-3658/1510061

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CASE REPORT | OPEN ACCESS DOI: 10.23937/2474-3658/1510060

Tigecycline Induced Cholestatic Liver Injury: A Case Report

Jing Liang1, Kai Zhao2, Liqin Zhu2* and Yihe Liu2

1Tianjin HuangHe Hospital, China

2Tianjin First Central Hospital, China

Abstract

A 41-year-old female patient received tigecycline because of abdominal infection caused by carbapenem-resistant klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) after performing cholangiolithotomy by the endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP). Subsequently she developed cholestatic liver injury as substantiated by increased alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and bilirubin. Tigecycline was switched to dual carbapenems. Her liver function tests improved. We suggest that bilirubin levels should be cared in patients with tigecycline in order to avoid severe cholestatic liver injury.