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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025

Persistent hepatocyte secretory failure in lopinavir/ritonavir related to drug-induced liver injury: a case report.

Yue Sun, Ran Wang, Cai'e Wang, Xiaodong Shao, Xiaojie Zheng, Hui Li, Yingkai Chi, Baocheng Deng, Yiling Li, Shenghao Jin and 1 more

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Yue Sun *Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command (Teaching Hospital of Dalian Medical University), Shenyang, China.
Ran Wang *Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China.
Cai'e Wang *Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command (Teaching Hospital of Shenyang Pharmaceutical University), Shenyang, China.
Xiaodong Shao *Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China.
Xiaojie Zheng *Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, China.
Hui Li *Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command (Teaching Hospital of Shenyang Pharmaceutical University), Shenyang, China.
Yingkai Chi *Department of Pathology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China.
Baocheng Deng *Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Yiling Li *Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Shenghao Jin *School of Clinical Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Xingshun QiDepartment of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command (Teaching Hospital of Dalian Medical University), Shenyang, China.

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Abstract

Lopinavir/ritonavir, an anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) drug, may be associated with the development of liver injury. In this paper, we reported an elderly female patient with drug-induced liver injury secondary to lopinavir/ritonavir, which was evaluated for their causality using the updated Roussel Uclaf Causality Assessment Method (RUCAM) of 2016. She had a RUCAM score of 8 which was equivalent to a probable causality grading. Her clinical course was complicated by persistent hepatocyte secretion failure (PHSF), followed by septic shock and SARS-CoV-2 re-infection during her hospitalization. Her response to any medical intervention, including ursodeoxycholic acid, glutathione, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, rifampicin, artificial liver support, and endoscopic nasobiliary drainage (ENBD) was very poor, and her family members refused liver transplantation. Finally, she died. In summary, this case suggests the possibility that lopinavir/ritonavir can cause DILI and even PHSF in our clinical practice.

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case reportdrug-induced liver injurylopinavir/ritonavirpersistent hepatocyte secretion failureupdated RUCAM

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PMCPMC11839654

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