Acute hepatitis in a patient using a Chinese herbal tea - a case report

被引：24

作者：

Levi, M ^{[1
]}

Guchelaar, HJ

Woerdenbag, HJ

Zhu, YP

机构：

[1] Univ Amsterdam, Acad Med Ctr, Dept Internal Med, Amsterdam, Netherlands

[2] Univ Amsterdam, Acad Med Ctr, Dept Clin Pharm, Amsterdam, Netherlands

[3] Univ Groningen, Groningen Biomol Sci & Biotechnol Inst, Groningen, Netherlands

[4] Univ Groningen, Fdn Hwa Ctr Tradit Chinese Med, Groningen, Netherlands

来源：

PHARMACY WORLD & SCIENCE | 1998年 / 20卷 / 01期

关键词：

Chinese herbal tea; hepatitis; Aristolochia species;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1008698811463

中图分类号：

R9 [药学];

学科分类号：

1007 ;

摘要：

A case is presented of reversible acute hepatitis in a patient using a Chinese herbal tea. Upon identification of the tea mixture Aristolochia species, including A. debilis, which contains the highly toxic aristolochic acid, could be identified. We conclude that the acute hepatitis as described in this patient is most likely to be caused by (one of) the active ingredients of the Chinese herbal tea. Furthermore, this case; illustrates that so-called natural products can cause unexpected severe adverse reactions.

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