Chinese Herbal Medicine and Fulminant Hepatic Failure: Case Report and Renewed Warning

Chinese Herbal Medicine and Fulminant Hepatic Failure: Case Report and Renewed Warning

Several case reports in the literature detail adverse health effects from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). These effects are typically mild, and usually without long term sequelea. We present the interesting case of a young, otherwise healthy Chinese immigrant who developed fatal fulminant hepati...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology 2004-06, Vol.42 (4), p.498-498
Hauptverfasser: Audi, J, Poon, H, Kazzi, Z, Morgan, B
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Several case reports in the literature detail adverse health effects from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). These effects are typically mild, and usually without long term sequelea. We present the interesting case of a young, otherwise healthy Chinese immigrant who developed fatal fulminant hepatic failure after using an herbal tea prescribed by a TCM practitioner.
ISSN:0731-3810