Cholestatic jaundice associated with D-penicillamine therapy

Abstract

Cholestatic jaundice is a rare complication of penicillamine therapy. We report here a 35-year-old patient who developed fever, a rash and cholestatic jaundice 16 days after commencing treatment with penicillamine for cystinuria. The jaundice subsided slowly after discontinuation of the drug and with prolonged therapy with prednisone. The literature on penicillamine-induced liver injury is reviewed.