Isoniazid-Induced Acute Liver Failure Requiring Liver Transplantation. 2022

Mariana S Almeida, and Francisco Gomes, and Maria do Rosário Ginga, and Martinho Fernandes, and Joana Cartucho
Internal Medicine, Hospital do Barreiro, Barreiro, PRT.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease caused by the bacilli Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. Currently, about a quarter of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. According to the World Health Organization, in 2018, Portugal had a TB incidence rate of about 24 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. It is estimated that 5-15% of individuals with latent TB infection progress to active TB. Isoniazid is one of the most widely used drugs for the treatment of active and latent TB. However, care must be taken with the possible development of toxicity, particularly hepatic. The authors report a case of a 60-year-old woman diagnosed with latent TB who started therapy with isoniazid. Five months later, she developed acute liver failure secondary to the drug, requiring liver transplantation, with a favorable clinical outcome. Thus, we intend to alert to the potential toxicities of isoniazid, establishing follow-up strategies in patients on this therapy.

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