We report a case of biopsy confirmed chronic active hepatitis that was probably attributable to paroxetine. So far as we are aware, no other similar cases have been published, although there are a few reported cases of hepatitis associated with fluoxetine.1 2

A 54 year old woman was treated for depression. She had been receiving thyroxine 100 μg daily, isosorbide mononitrate 10 mg three times a day, atenolol 100 mg daily, and aspirin 300 mg daily for 22 …