Black Cohosh Hepatotoxicity with Autoimmune Hepatitis Presentation

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) wit...

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Autores principales: Franco, Diana L., Kale, Santosh, Lam-Himlin, Dora M., Harrison, M. Edwyn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2017
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Single Case
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5301124/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28203134
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000452735
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author Franco, Diana L.
Kale, Santosh
Lam-Himlin, Dora M.
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description 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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spelling pubmed-53011242017-02-15 Black Cohosh Hepatotoxicity with Autoimmune Hepatitis Presentation Franco, Diana L. Kale, Santosh Lam-Himlin, Dora M. Harrison, M. Edwyn Case Rep Gastroenterol Single Case 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. S. Karger AG 2017-01-27 /pmc/articles/PMC5301124/ /pubmed/28203134 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000452735 Text en Copyright © 2017 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Franco, Diana L.
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Black Cohosh Hepatotoxicity with Autoimmune Hepatitis Presentation
title Black Cohosh Hepatotoxicity with Autoimmune Hepatitis Presentation
title_full Black Cohosh Hepatotoxicity with Autoimmune Hepatitis Presentation
title_fullStr Black Cohosh Hepatotoxicity with Autoimmune Hepatitis Presentation
title_full_unstemmed Black Cohosh Hepatotoxicity with Autoimmune Hepatitis Presentation
title_short Black Cohosh Hepatotoxicity with Autoimmune Hepatitis Presentation
title_sort black cohosh hepatotoxicity with autoimmune hepatitis presentation
topic Single Case
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5301124/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28203134
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000452735
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