Fatal renal failure due to the Chinese herb "GuanMu Tong" (Aristolochia manshuriensis): Autopsy findings and review of literature

Forensic Science International

Volumn 199, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages

  Shaohua, Zhu ^a   Ananda, Sunnassee ^a   Ruxia, Yuan ^a   Liang, Ren ^a   Xiaorui, Chen ^a   Liang, Liu ^a,b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND LAW   (China)

Author keywords

Aristolochia manshuriensis; Aristolochic acid; Balkan endemic nephropathy; Chinese herb nephropathy; Forensic pathology; GuanMu Tong

Indexed keywords

ARISTOLOCHIC ACID; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARISTOLOCHIA; ARISTOLOCHIA MANSHURIENSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHINESE HERB; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DESQUAMATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DRUG FATALITY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY NECROSIS; KIDNEY TUBULE CELL; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEGAL PROCEDURE; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROSCOPY; NECROTIZING ENTERITIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 77953132280     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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