Hepatitis due to pirprofen; 3 cases, 1 fatality

Fouin-Fortunet, H.; Lerebours, E.; Bernet, J.; Hemet, J.; Colin, R.

Annales de Gastroenterologie et d'Hepatologie 22(1): 23-25

1986


ISSN/ISBN: 0066-2070
PMID: 2938537
Document Number: 284536
We report three cases of jaundice in women taking 800 mg pirprofen.day-1 during 6 weeks to 4 months and a half. Two of them presented cutaneous side effects: one case was rapidly better with corticosteroids. Fatal case possibility incite to transaminase surveillance.

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