Acute liver injury and octreotide.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Octreotide is a synthetic analogue of somatostatin with therapeutic applications in a variety of endocrine and gastrointestinal disorders. We report a patient with acromegaly who developed acute hepatocellular liver injury after receiving two 0.1-mg doses of octreotide. The drug causality was confirmed by rechallenge. To our knowledge this is the second reported case in the literature.
Medical subject headings
- Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
- Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury
- Octreotide