Fulminant hepatic failure after use of the herbal weight-loss supplement Exilis

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 151, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 673-674

  McDonnell, W Michael ^a   Bhattacharya, Renuka ^a   Halldorson, Jeffrey B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; EXILLIS; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROXYCUT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG INFORMATION; FATIGUE; FEVER; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE COLOR; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; PLANT PREPARATIONS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 70450213653     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1059/0003-4819-151-9-200911030-00021     Document Type: Article

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