Prevalence of Probable Drug-Induced Hepatitis following the Treatment of Tuberculosis in Kermanshah Sina Hospital (1996– 2004)

Abstract

Background & Objectives: Antitubercular drugs can induce hepatic toxicity and it has still remained as a problem in treatment of tuberculosis (TB). In this study, we defined the prevalence of antitubercular drug induced hepatitis in the patients hospitalized for TB in Kermanshah Sina hospital during the period 1994 to 2004, and also a number of probable risk factors for drug hepatitis in these cases.