Moderate to severe acute hepatitis has occurred in several adults who had been taking the drug at the recommended dose for two to four weeks.
Most cases of acute hepatitis are due to viral infections:
While some of those infected can carry the virus without showing symptoms, others develop acute hepatitis but recover.
In France it has been linked to at least 27 cases of acute nonviral hepatitis.
Three cases of severe acute hepatitis have been reported in association with piroxicam.
"Within a month, over 800 people contracted acute hepatitis."
On July 20, 1983, Reynolds died unexpectedly after developing acute hepatitis.
Severe acute hepatitis immediately after intravenous amiodarone has been reported four times.
During 2009 and 2010 his health seemed to be declining when he had a bad bout of pneumonia, followed by acute hepatitis.
Aplastic anemia is present in up to 2% of patients with acute viral hepatitis.