PubMed · 1975 · 18 citations · 0 references
MedicinePediatricsPharmacotherapyHepatologyHypersensitivityImmunopathologyHepatic ImpairmentHepatitis Drug InteractionsLiver DiseasePediatric Antibiotic TherapyPediatric Liver DiseaseDrug-induced Hypersensitivity SyndromeHepatic PathogenesisPediatric Hepatotoxicity
The Stevens-Johnson syndrome is rarely associated with hepatitis and neither entity is commonly seen following the use of ampicillin or cephalexin. An infant is described in whom both entities appeared simultaneously following therapy with these drugs.