Presentación de casos clínicos RESUMENLa rifaximina es un antibiótico recientemente aprobado para el tratamiento de la encefalopatía hepática en adultos. En niños mayores de 12 años se aprobó su uso en la diarrea del viajero y se lo emplea ampliamente en la enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal. Comunicamos el primer caso del que tenemos conocimiento, de un paciente en edad pediátrica que recibió rifaximina para tratar la encefalopatía hepática, con buena respuesta clínica. Palabras clave: rifaximina, encefalopatía hepática, pediatría. SUMMARYRifaximin is an antibiotic recently approved for the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in adults. In children more than 12 year-old, it has been approved for travelers' diarrhea and it is also widely used in inflammatory bowel disease. We report, to our knowledge, the first case of a pediatric patient who received rifaximin for hepatic encephalopathy with good clinical outcome.
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