Severe Acetaminophen Toxicity in a Patient Receiving Isoniazid
Authors: Rosanne Murphy, Richard Swartz, Paul B. Watkins
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1990)

Brief Reports15 November 1990Severe Acetaminophen Toxicity in a Patient Receiving IsoniazidRosanne Murphy, MD, Richard Swartz, MD, Paul B. Watkins, MDRosanne Murphy, MD, Richard Swartz, MD, Paul B. Watkins, MDAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-113-10-799 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA woman who was being treated with isoniazid developed life-threatening hepatic and renal toxicity after ingesting not more than 11.5 g of acetaminophen. We believe the toxicity may have resulted from a previously unrecognized interaction between isoniazid and acetaminophen and propose a molecular basis for this interaction.Case ReportA previously healthy 19-year-old woman ingested a handful of acetaminophen tablets in a suicide gesture after a domestic dispute that occurred at 22:30 hours. 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Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol. 1990;69:115-8. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Rosanne Murphy, MD; Richard Swartz, MD; Paul B. Watkins, MDFrom the University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan. For current author addresses, see end of text. 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