DILI
Medical abbreviation · Gastroenterology
| Stands for | Drug-induced liver injury |
|---|---|
| Categories | Medical |
DILI stands for Drug-induced liver injury, a gastroenterology abbreviation.
Liver damage caused by prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, herbal or dietary supplements. Acetaminophen overdose causes dose-dependent injury, while most other cases are idiosyncratic; patterns are classed as hepatocellular, cholestatic or mixed using the R ratio of ALT to alkaline phosphatase.
Example: Amoxicillin-clavulanate DILI, cholestatic pattern, R ratio 1.4; drug stopped, LFTs weekly.
Usage notes
Pronounced "dilly". Amoxicillin-clavulanate is the most commonly implicated prescription drug in Western registries. Hy's law, named after hepatologist Hyman Zimmerman, holds that drug-induced hepatocellular injury with jaundice carries roughly a 10 percent risk of death or transplant. The NIH LiverTox database catalogs hepatotoxicity for individual drugs and supplements.
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This entry is for general education and is not medical advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.