ICJEM
Intercontinental Journal of Emergency Medicine

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Vortioxetine-induced toxic hepatitis: a case report
Abstract
A 43-year-old male patient presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain and nausea. It was learned that the patient had been taking vortioxetine 20 mg for one year due to depressive disorder. The patient was hospitalized in the gastroenterology service with the diagnosis of toxic hepatitis due to elevated liver enzymes in laboratory values and other etiologic factors were excluded.

Keywords : Vortioxetine, toxic hepatitis, antidepressant

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Article available in :
Volume 3, Issue 2, 2025
Page : 44-45
https://doi.org/10.51271/ICJEM-0057
Article Information
Received : 05 Mar 2025
Accepted : 28 Mar 2025
Published : 13 Haz 2025
Corresponding Author :

Merve Unutmaz: Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkiye

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Citation : Unutmaz M, Kahraman FA, Var A. Vortioxetine-induced toxic hepatitis: a case report. Intercont J Emerg Med. 2025;3(2):44-45.

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