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A Case of Ceftriaxone-induced Pseudocholelithiasis
Hong Kwon Kim, Jeong Ho Kim, Kyung Mo Kim, Chong Hyun Yoon
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(6):841-843.   Published online June 15, 1998
Ceftriaxone, a third-generation cephalosporin, is a very potent, broad spectrum antibiotic commonly used in patients with meningitis, osteomyelitis, pyelonephritis, Lyme disease and many other severe infectious diseases. Up to 46% of those receiving this antibiotic develop gallbladder sludge. Most of them are asymptomatic, but a small proportion may develop right upper quadrant pain, nausea, vomiting and even cholecystitis. We report...
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