Acute multisystem toxicity associated with the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Ghose, R.R.; Jivan, H.R.
Archives of Internal Medicine 144(11): 2282-2283
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9926 PMID: 6497536 Document Number: 231767
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) have been implicated as a cause of acute liver failure, acute renal failure and acute autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Since NSAID are capable of causing serious injury to multiple organ systems, it is surprising that multisystem involvement has not been observed in any of the described patients. Two patients with multisystem involvement presumed to be secondary to NSAID are described. Both patients had renal failure consistent with acute tubular necrosis. Both patients had liver failure, one with hepatocellular disease and the other with a cholestatic picture. One patient had a Coombs'-positive hemolytic anemia.