Cholestasis causes
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Causes
Common Causes
Causes by Organ System
Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
Chemical / poisoning | Gold salts |
Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
Drug Side Effect | Benoxaprofen, Chlorpromazine, Clomipramine, Clonazepam, Combined oral contraceptive pill, Diazepam, Erythromycin estolate, Flucloxacillin, Glibenclamide, Glimepiride, Imipramine, Indomethacin, Levomepromazine, Lorazepam, Nalidixic acid, Nitrofurantoin, Oxazepam, Para-amino salicylic acid, Penicillamine, Perazine, Phenylbutazone, Pipothiazine, Proguanil, Pyritinol, Rifampicin, Temazepam |
Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
Endocrine | No underlying causes |
Environmental | No underlying causes |
Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
Genetic | No underlying causes |
Hematologic | No underlying causes |
Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
Musculoskeletal / Ortho | No underlying causes |
Neurologic | No underlying causes |
Nutritional / Metabolic | No underlying causes |
Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
Oncologic | No underlying causes |
Opthalmologic | No underlying causes |
Overdose / Toxicity | Benoxaprofen, Chlorpromazine, Clomipramine, Clonazepam, Combined oral contraceptive pill, Diazepam, Erythromycin estolate, Flucloxacillin, Glibenclamide, Glimepiride, Imipramine, Indomethacin, Levomepromazine, Lorazepam, Nalidixic acid, Nitrofurantoin, Oxazepam, Para-amino salicylic acid, Penicillamine, Perazine, Phenylbutazone, Pipothiazine, Proguanil, Pyritinol, Rifampicin, Temazepam |
Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
Renal / Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
Rheum / Immune / Allergy | No underlying causes |
Sexual | No underlying causes |
Trauma | No underlying causes |
Urologic | No underlying causes |
Dental | No underlying causes |
Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
There are many causes of cholestasis.
- Extrahepatic cholestasis occurs outside the liver. It can be caused by:
- Bile duct tumors
- Cysts
- Narrowing of the bile duct (strictures)
- Stones in the common bile duct
- Pancreatitis
- Pancreatic tumor or pseudocyst
- Pressure on an organ due to a nearby mass or tumor
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Intrahepatic cholestasis occurs inside the liver. It can be caused by:
- Alcoholic liver disease
- Amyloidosis
- Bacterial abscess in the liver
- Being fed through a vein (IV)
- Lymphoma
- Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Serious infections that have spread through the bloodstream (sepsis)
- Tuberculosis
- Viral hepatitis
- Sjogren syndrome
- Certain medications can also cause cholestasis.