Toksisk hepatitis efter indtagelse af kosttilskuddet purshianabark
Engelsk titel: Toxic hepatitis following consumption of the herbal medicinal product Cascara Sagrada
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Författare:
Jacobsen C
;
Semb S
;
Kromann-Andersen H
Email: claire.jacobsen@dadlnet.dk
Språk: Dan
Antal referenser: 5
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UI-nummer: 09111879
Sammanfattning
Herbal medicinal products can cause toxic hepatitis. This case report presents a patient who developed severe toxic hepatitis with beginning liver failure following four weeks of consumption of the herbal medicinal product Cascara Sagrada. A similar case was reported from the United States. Cascara Sagrada is found in 30-40 herbal medicinal products in Denmark. We recommend that herbal medicinal products containing Cascara Sagrada be withdrawn from the market.