Nattokinase-Associated Hemoperitoneum in an Elderly Woman

The consumption of herbal supplements has become increasingly popular the United States. One such herbal supplement that is available at pharmacies and grocery stores is nattokinase. Nattokinase, a byproduct of soybean fermentation, may have some thrombolytic properties. We present the case of a pat...

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Autores principales: Ramachandran, Lintu, Aqeel, Ammar, Jafri, Ali, Sidhu, Yadwinder, Mohamed Djirdeh, Taha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8723721/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35003944
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20074
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author Ramachandran, Lintu
Aqeel, Ammar
Jafri, Ali
Sidhu, Yadwinder
Mohamed Djirdeh, Taha
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description The consumption of herbal supplements has become increasingly popular the United States. One such herbal supplement that is available at pharmacies and grocery stores is nattokinase. Nattokinase, a byproduct of soybean fermentation, may have some thrombolytic properties. We present the case of a patient who developed hemoperitoneum and subsequently passed away. We review the potential mechanisms of action of nattokinase and warn against consumption of herbal supplements, especially nattokinase.
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spelling pubmed-87237212022-01-06 Nattokinase-Associated Hemoperitoneum in an Elderly Woman Ramachandran, Lintu Aqeel, Ammar Jafri, Ali Sidhu, Yadwinder Mohamed Djirdeh, Taha Cureus Internal Medicine The consumption of herbal supplements has become increasingly popular the United States. One such herbal supplement that is available at pharmacies and grocery stores is nattokinase. Nattokinase, a byproduct of soybean fermentation, may have some thrombolytic properties. We present the case of a patient who developed hemoperitoneum and subsequently passed away. We review the potential mechanisms of action of nattokinase and warn against consumption of herbal supplements, especially nattokinase. Cureus 2021-12-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8723721/ /pubmed/35003944 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20074 Text en Copyright © 2021, Ramachandran et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Ramachandran, Lintu
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Nattokinase-Associated Hemoperitoneum in an Elderly Woman
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title_short Nattokinase-Associated Hemoperitoneum in an Elderly Woman
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8723721/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35003944
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20074
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