Black Cohosh Hepatotoxicity with Autoimmune Hepatitis Presentation

Autor: Diana L. Franco, Santosh Kale, Dora M. Lam-Himlin, M. Edwyn Harrison
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Gastroenterology, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 23-28 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1662-0631
DOI: 10.1159/000452735
Popis: Herbal medicines have been used for the treatment of various ailments since time immemorial. Black cohosh (BC) is well known for the treatment of postmenopausal symptoms, with conflicting evidence supporting its safety and benefits. We present a rare case of BC-induced autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) with hepatotoxicity in a 69-year-old female. To our knowledge, this represents the third case of BC-induced AIH.
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