Drug Induced Steatohepatitis: An Uncommon Culprit of a Common Disease

Table 1

Main features of drug induced steatosis/steatohepatitis.

Macrovesicular steatosis
Alcohol
Amiodarone
Chemotherapy (5-fluorouracil, tamoxifen, irinotecan, cisplatin, and asparaginase)
Glucocorticoids
Methotrexate
Total parenteral nutrition
Steatohepatitis
Amiodarone
Irinotecan
Methotrexate
Tamoxifen
Microvesicular steatosis
Aspirin (Reye syndrome)
Cocaine
Glucocorticoids
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS): ibuprofen and naproxen
Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI)
Tetracycline (Intravenous administration of high doses)
Valproic acid