Severe cholestatic jaundice associated with piroxicam

Gastroenterology. 1991 Dec;101(6):1737-40. doi: 10.1016/0016-5085(91)90417-j.

Abstract

A 62-year-old man with rheumatoid arthritis developed jaundice while taking piroxicam. A full evaluation including ultrasound, computerized tomography, endoscopic cholangiography, and liver biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of intrahepatic cholestasis. The patient's jaundice and all other liver function abnormalities normalized 4 months after he discontinued taking piroxicam. This is the first case report in the United States of severe liver toxicity associated with piroxicam. The six cases in the English-language literature are reviewed, featuring the presentation, patterns of liver injury, and outcome in each. Piroxicam should be considered as a potential cause of cholestatic jaundice when other more common etiologies have been excluded.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / chemically induced*
  • Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / pathology
  • Humans
  • Liver / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Piroxicam / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Piroxicam