Autoimmune hepatitis triggered by administration of an herbal medicine.

Kamiyama, T; Nouchi, T; Kojima, S; Murata, N; Ikeda, T; Sato, C · Am J Gastroenterol · 1997

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Although herbal medicines are believed to be safe with few side effects, there are several reports on drug-induced liver injury caused by them. However, there are no reports of autoimmune hepatitis triggered by herbal medicines. We report here the case of a patient with autoimmune hepatitis that became clinically apparent after administration of Dai-saiko-to (Da-Chai-Hu-Tang), an herbal medicine that is used as a standard medicine in Japan.

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