Acute renal failure associated with prolonged intake of slimming pills containing anthraquinones

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 394-397

  Kwan, T H ^a   Tong, M K H ^a   Leung, K T ^a   Lai, C K ^b   Poon, W T ^b   Chan, Y W ^b   Lo, W H ^a   Au, T C ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Drugs, Chinese herbal; Kidney failure, acute; Nephritis, interstitial; Obesity drug therapy; Phytotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALOE EMODIN; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; CHINESE DRUG; CREATININE; DICLOFENAC; EMODIN; HEMOGLOBIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; RHUBARB EXTRACT; UREA;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CHINESE HERB; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALAISE; NAUSEA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROTEINURIA; RHUBARB; VOMITING;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ADULT; ANTHRAQUINONES; APPETITE DEPRESSANTS; DICLOFENAC; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE;

EID: 33750046684     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: 10242708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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