Echinacea-induced severe acute hepatitis with features of cholestatic autoimmune hepatitis

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 148-

  Kocaman, Orhan ^a   Hulagu, Sadettin ^a   Senturk, Omer ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute cholestatic autoimmune hepatitis; Echinacea; Herbal medicine

Indexed keywords

ECHINACEA EXTRACT;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHINACEA; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHOLESTASIS; ECHINACEA; HEPATITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 38749119778     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2007.04.014     Document Type: Letter

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