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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2025-266680 | DOI Listing |
BMJ Case Rep
August 2025
Pediatrics, Hospital Tuanku Ja'afar Seremban, Seremban, Malaysia
Intern Med
December 2021
Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Japan.
Objective Ceftriaxone (CTRX) is a widely used antibiotic because of its long plasma half-life and good tissue transmission. Many of the reported studies on CTRX-associated pseudolithiasis were performed in children. Although some studies have been published in adults, there are no studies limited to elderly people.
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November 2020
Department of Gastroenterology, Dokkyo Medical University, Japan.
A 78-year-old man had been undergoing treatment with Cefamezin for pyogenic spondylitis. Because of complication of a urinary tract infection, the medication was switched to ceftriaxone (CTRX) 2 g/day. On day 18 after starting CTRX, the patient began experiencing abdominal pain.
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February 2021
Pediatric Clinic, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Ceftriaxone is an antibiotic agent frequently used in paediatric hospital practice for the treatment of severe bacterial infections. The use of this agent can result in cholelithiasis and/or biliary sludge, more commonly in children than in adults. This systematic review was aimed at analysing available literature concerning ceftriaxone-associated biliary pseudolithiasis in paediatric patients, with a special emphasis on the clinical aspects.
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December 2019
Department of Radiology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1, Enya-cho, Izumo, Shimane, 693-8501, Japan.
Purpose: This study aimed to characterize the computed tomography (CT) findings of pseudolithiasis and investigate the outcomes and natural history in adult patients receiving CTRX therapy.
Methods: A total of 17 patients were diagnosed with CTRX-associated biliary pseudolithiasis on CT between April 2013 and March 2017. The medical records, characteristics, complications, treatment options, and outcomes of these patients were examined.