Losartan-induced Severe Hepatic Injury: A Case Report and Literature Review

Abstract

Medications have been known to cause adverse drug reactions that affect various organs; these are mostly reversible reactions that improve with the cessation of the culprit medication. Losartan is an angiotensin-one receptor blocker which has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of arterial hypertension. Fatigue, anemia, weakness, and cough are some of the common adverse effects of losartan. Acute hepatic injury has rarely been reported as an adverse effect of losartan. We report a case of a 61-year-old female with severe hepatic injury secondary to losartan use. None of the cases reported so far had such a high elevation of liver enzymes as seen in our patient.