Hepatic veno-occlusive disease induced by Chinese medicinal herbs

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2017 Nov;109(11):804. doi: 10.17235/reed.2017.4969/2017.

Abstract

The potential hepatotoxic effects of products containing medicinal herbs, which are increasingly used without adequate control by health authorities, is well known. We report a case of toxic hepatic veno-occlusive disease (HVOD) presumably associated with the use of such herbal remedies.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / adverse effects*
  • Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease / chemically induced*
  • Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids / adverse effects

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids