Acute hepatitis induced by a Chinese herbal product Qibao Meiran Wan: A case study

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 11624-11627

  Li, Xiaoyan ^a   Qu, Caihong ^b   He, Qiong ^c   Chen, Wenying ^d   Zhang, Xiaojuan ^d   Liu, Xiaoqi ^d   Liu, Yuxing ^b   Tang, Yongbo ^e  

^a THE SIXTH AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE THIRD AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

^e SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Drug induced liver injury; Hepatotoxicity; Qibao Meiran Wan

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CHINESE DRUG; QIBAO MEIRAN WAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTASIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JAUNDICE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER NECROSIS; LOSS OF APPETITE; MALE; WEAKNESS;

EID: 84940702588     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19405901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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