Acute hepatitis due to Exolise, a Camellia sinensis-derived drug [1];Hépatite aiguë imputable à l'Exolise® (Camellia sinensis)

Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1166-1167

  Vial, Thierry ^a   Bernard, Guy ^b   Lewden, Bénédicte ^a   Dumortier, Jérôme ^c   Descotes, Jacques ^a  

^a Centre de Pharmacovigilance   (France)

^b Polyclinique du Beaujolais   (France)

^c EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CAMELLIA SINENSIS EXTRACT; CATECHOL DERIVATIVE; EXOLISE; FLAVONOID; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER TOXICITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 1642516933     PISSN: 03998320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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