Acute hepatotoxicity after ingestion of morinda citrifolia (Noni Berry) juice in a 14-year-old boy

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 222-224

  Yu, Elizabeth L ^a   Sivagnanam, Mamata ^a   Ellis, Linda ^b,c   Huang, Jeannie S ^a  

^a Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN;

ACUTE HEPATOTOXICITY; ACUTE TOXICITY; ADOLESCENT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BERRY; BEVERAGE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTASIS; ENERGY DRINK; EXPOSURE; FOOD POISONING; FRUIT JUICE; HEADACHE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; INGESTION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME;

ADOLESCENT; BEVERAGES; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MORINDA; PLANT PREPARATIONS;

MORINDA CITRIFOLIA;

EID: 79951675367     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181eb69f0     Document Type: Article

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