Probable herbal medication induced fulminant hepatic failure

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 41, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 530-531

  Webb, Annette N ^a,b,c   Hardikar, Winita ^a,b   Cranswick, Noel E ^b,c,d   Somers, Gino R ^b  

^a Department of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition ^*  (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DIFERRIC TRIOXIDE; FERRIC OXIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IRON; MAGNESIUM; TIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ARTICLE; BURNT CLAY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLAY; CODONOPSIS; DATE (FRUIT); DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FULMINANT LIVER FAILURE; GINGER; GLYCYRRHIZA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INULA; INULA BRITANNICA; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MANDARIN; ORANGE (FRUIT); PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BIOPSY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

BIOPSY; CHILD; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 33644820387     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.00698.x     Document Type: Article

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