Journal of Nihon University Medical Association
Online ISSN : 1884-0779
Print ISSN : 0029-0424
ISSN-L : 0029-0424
Clinical Reports:
A Case of Ceftriaxone-induced Obstructive Jaundice
Hiroshi NakagawaraMasahiro OgawaAkiko NakagawaraAkinori TamuraShunichi MatsuokaMitsuhiko MoriyamaNobuyuki KubotaYasuhiko Nakata
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2012 Volume 71 Issue 6 Pages 436-440

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We report a case of a 65-year-old patient with obstructive jaundice after administration of ceftriaxone. He was treated with ceftriaxone for 5 days because of acute colitis. Laboratory examination showed elevated hepatic and biliary enzymes, and we found sludge in the common bile duct and gall bladder by CT scan. We diagnosed him with obstructive jaundice by sludge due to ceftriaxone. We treated the patient with ursodeoxycholic acid after endoscopic sphincterotomy. This case is rare but clinicians need to be aware of the potential for obstructive jaundice by sludge due to ceftriaxone treatment.
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