Rapidly progressive fibrosing interstitial nephritis associated with Chinese herbal drugs

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 313-318

  Yang, Chwei Shiun ^a,b   Lin, Ching Hao ^a,b   Chang, Shu Horng ^a,b   Hsu, Hey Chi ^a,b  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chinese herbs nephropathy (CHNP); Fibrosing interstitial nephritis

Indexed keywords

ARISTOLOCHIC ACID; PLANT TOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CHINESE HERB; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; MALE; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR;

EID: 0033969419     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(00)70343-X     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. JL Vanherweghem M Depierreux C Tielemans D Abramowicz M Dratwa M Jadoul C Richard D Vandervelde D Verbeeten R Vanhaelen-Fastre M Vanhaelen Rapidly progressive interstitial renal fibrosis in young women: Association with slimming regimen including Chinese herbs Lancet 341 1993 387 391
2. C Van Ypersele de Strihou JL Vanherweghem The tragic paradigm of Chinese herbs nephropathy Nephrol Dial Transplant 10 1995 157 160
3. JL Vanherweghem Misuse of herbal remedies: The case of an outbreak of terminal renal failure in Belgium (Chinese herbs nephropathy) J Altern Complement Med 4 1998 9 13
4. M Vanhaelen R Vanhaelen-Fastre P But JL Vanherweghem Identification of aristolochic acid in Chinese herbs Lancet 343 1994 174
5. M Depierreux B Van Damme K Vanden Houte JL Vanherweghem Pathologic aspects of a newly described nephropathy related to the prolonged use of Chinese herbs Am J Kidney Dis 24 1994 172 178
6. JL Vanherweghem the Belgium Collaborative Group for the Study of Chinese Herbs Nephropathy Aristolochia nephropathy in humans: An outbreak in Belgium J Am Soc Nephrol 4 1993 327A (abstr)
7. De Smet Pag Aristolochia species P De Smet K Keller R Hansel RF Chandler Adverse effect of herbal drugs 1992 Springer Verlag Berlin, Germany 79 89
8. M Mc Intyre Chinese herbs: Risk, side effect and poisoning: The case for objective reporting and analysis reveals serious misinterpretation J Altern Complement Med 4 1998 15 16
9. J Malak Chinese herb nephropathy is not a (dex)fenfluramine nephropathy but a serotonin nephropathy J Altern Complement Med 4 1998 131 132
10. CR Colson KE De Greef C Derymelinck PJ Simoens GA Verpoorten M De Bore Role of serotonin in the development of Chinese herbs nephropathy J Am Soc Nephrol 9 1998 593A (abstr)
11. YY Ng S Yu TW Chen SC Wu AH Yang WC Yang Interstitial renal fibrosis in a young women: Association with a Chinese preparation given for irregular menses Nephrol Dial Transplant 13 1998 2115 2117
12. ME De Broe On a nephrotoxic and carcinogenic slimming regimen Am J Kidney Dis 33 1999 1171 1173
13. JP Cosyns M Jadoul JP Squifflet JF De Plaen D Ferluga C van Ypersele de Strihou Chinese herbs nephropathy: A clue to Balkan endemic nephropathy? Kidney Int 45 1994 1680 1688
14. JL Vanherweghem D Abramowicz C Tielemans M Depierreux Effects of steroids on the progression of renal failure in chronic interstitial renal fibrosis: A pilot study in Chinese herbs nephropathy Am J Kidney Dis 27 1996 209 215
15. VJ Petronic NS Bukurov MR Djokic DZ Milenkovic AM Vuksanovic AD Avramovic DP Nale Balken endemic nephropathy and papillary transitional cell tumors of the renal pelvis and ureters Kidney Int 40 suppl 34 1991 S77 S79
16. JP Cosyns M Jadoul JP Squifflet PJ Van Caugh C Van Ypersele de Strihou Urothelial malignancy in nephropathy due to Chinese herbs Lancet 344 1994 118
17. JL Vanherweghem C Tielemans J Simon M Depierreux Chinese herbs nephropathy and renal pelvis carcinoma Nephrol Dial Transplant 10 1995 270 273
18. J Nortier J Simon M Petein L De Pauw J Kerger P Kinnaert M Depierreux M Wissing D Abramowicz JL Vanherweghem Chinese herbs nephropathy and urinary tract carcinoma J Am Soc Nephrol 9 1998 164A (abstr)
19. JP Cosyns M Jadoul JP Squifflet FX Wese C Van Ypersele de Strihou Urothelial lesions in Chinese herb nephropathy Am J Kidney Dis 33 1999 1011 1017