Anti-tuberculosis drug-induced liver injury
### What you need to know A 34 year old woman with pulmonary tuberculosis started first-line anti-tuberculosis therapy comprising rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol. Two weeks into treatment, she complained of nausea and dark discoloration of urine. Liver enzymes and bilirubin (normal at baseline) were raised, with levels of bilirubin three times above the upper limit of normal, alanine aminotransferase four times above, and alkaline phosphatase two times above. A diagnosis of a...
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