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Metronidazole-Induced Hepatitis in a Teenager With Xeroderma Pigmentosum and Trichothiodystrophy Overlap.
Pediatrics - 1 Oct 2021
Abiona Adesoji, Cordeiro Nuno, Fawcett Heather, Tamura Deborah, Khan Sikandar G, DiGiovanna John J, Lehmann Alan R, Fassihi Hiva
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A teenage girl had the rare combined phenotype of xeroderma pigmentosum and trichothiodystrophy, resulting from mutations in the XPD (ERCC2) gene involved in nucleotide excision repair (NER). After treatment with antibiotics, including metronidazole for recurrent infections, she showed signs of acute and severe hepatotoxicity, which gradually resolved after withdrawal of the treatment. Cultured skin fibroblasts...
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