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Hepatic veno-occlusive disease induced by Chinese medicinal herbs
María de Los Ángeles Mejías Manzano1, Álvaro Giráldez Gallego2, María Serrano Jiménez3
1Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, España.
Revista Espanola De Enfermedades Digestivas
|October 17, 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.