Aristolochic acid-related nephropathy associated with the popular Chinese herb Xi Xin

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 111-114

  Yang, Huang Yu ^a   Lin, Ja Liang ^a   Chen, Kuan Hsing ^a   Yu, Chun Chen ^a   Hsu, Po Yaur ^a   Lin, Chun Liang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aristolochic acid related nephropathy; Chinese herb nephropathy; Xi Xin

Indexed keywords

ACHYRANTHES BIDENTATAE EXTRACT; ANGELICA ROOT; ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; ARISTOLOCHIC ACID; ASARUM EXTRACT; CHINESE DRUG; CINNAMON EXTRACT; CREATININE; DUHUO TISHENG TANG; EUCOMMIACEAE EXTRACT; GENTIANACEAE MACROPHYLLAE EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LEDEBOURIELLAE EXTRACT; LIGUSTICUM CHUANXIONG EXTRACT; LORANTHACEAE EXTRACT; LOSARTAN; PAEONIA EXTRACT; PORIA EXTRACT; REHMANNIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACHYRANTHES BIDENTATAE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASARUM; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL SHAPE; CHINESE HERB; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; EUCOMMIACEAE; GENTIANACEAE MACROPHYLLAE; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; LEDEBOURIELLAE; LIGUSTICUM CHUANXIONG; LORANTHACEAE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NAUSEA; PORIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS;

ARISTOLOCHIC ACIDS; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33645462643     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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