Crataegus orientalis associated multiorgan hypersensitivity reaction and acute renal failure

Internal Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 2039-2042

  Horoz, Mehmet ^a   Gok, Ebru ^a   Genctoy, Gultekin ^a   Ozcan, Turkay ^a   Olmaz, Refik ^a   Akca, Mustafa ^a   Kiykim, Ahmet ^a   Gurses, Iclal ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hawthorn; Hepatic impairment; Interstitial nephritis

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; PREDNISOLONE;

ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRATAEGUS; CRATAEGUS ORIENTALIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DYSPNEA; EPISTAXIS; FATIGUE; HEMATURIA; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATOMEGALY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LEG EDEMA; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PROTEINURIA; QRS COMPLEX; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; URINE VOLUME; WEAKNESS;

AGED; CRATAEGUS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAVES; TEA;

EID: 61749094923     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.47.1502     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. Kaptchuk TJ, Eisenberg DM. The persuasive appeal of alternative medicine. Ann Intern Med 129: 1061-1065, 1998.
2. Lloyd LF, Simon B, Dunn LR, Isberner FR. The status of complementary and alternative medicine education in U.S. physician assistant programs. Teach Learn Med 19: 174-179, 2007.
3. German Commission E. Approved herbs. In: The Complete German Commission E Monographs. Blumenthal M, Buse WR, Goldberg A, Gruenwald J, Riggins OW, Rister RS, Eds. American Botanical Council, Austin, TX, 1998: 73-418.
4. Chaiken BH, Goldberg BI, Segal JP. Dilantin sensitivity; report of a case of hepatitis with jaundice, pyrexia and exfoliative dermatitis. N Engl J Med 242: 897-898, 1950.
5. Roujeau JC, Stern RS. Severe adverse cutaneous reactions to drugs. N Engl J Med 331: 1272-1285, 1994.
6. Ernst E. Harmless herbs? A review of the recent literature. Am J Med 104: 170-178, 1998.
7. Smith BC, Desmond PV. Acute hepatitis induced by ingestion of the herbal medication chaparral. Aust NZ J Med 23: 526, 1993.
8. Zapatero JM. Selections from current literature: effects of hawthorn on the cardiovascular system. Fam Pract 16: 534-538, 1999.
9. Daniele C, Mazzanti G, Pittler MH, Ernst E. Adverse-event profile of Crataegus spp.: a systematic review. Drug Saf 29: 523-535, 2006.
10. Kimura Y, Kawamura M, Owada M, Fujiwara T, Maesawa C, Hiramori K. Successful steroid therapy for cefdinir-induced acute tubulointerstitial nephritis with progressive renal failure. Intern Med 40: 114-117, 2001.
11. González E, Gutiérrez E, Galeano C, et al. Grupo Madrile ñ o De Nefritis Intersticiales. Early steroid treatment improves the recovery of renal function in patients with drug-induced acute interstitial nephritis. Kidney Int 73: 940-946, 2008.