All issues > Volume 37(7); 1994

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1994;37(7):1016-1019. Published online July 15, 1994.

A Case of Steven-Johnson Syndrome Associated with Cholestatic Hepatitis

Tae-Hee TH Park¹, Ran-Ju RJ Kim¹, Byoung-Geun BG Lee¹, Soo-Chul SC Cho¹, Dae-Yeol DY Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Chonju, Korea

Abstract

A12-year-old boy developed cholestatic hepatitis with Steven-Johnson syndrome following the use of amoxicillin. The skin lesion and general condition were improved over 2 weeks, but jaundice was gradually aggrevated. We performed liver biopsy, on 30th hospital day, which showed cholestatic hepatitis. The patient improved gradually and liver function was normalized 5 months later.

Keywords :Steven-Johnson syndrome, Cholestatic hepatitis