title: Autoimmune hepatitis triggered by administration of an herbal medicine.
abstract: Although herbal medicines are believed to be safe with few side effects, there are several reports on drug-induced liver injury caused by them. However, there are no reports of autoimmune hepatitis triggered by herbal medicines. We report here the case of a patient with autoimmune hepatitis that became clinically apparent after administration of Dai-saiko-to (Da-Chai-Hu-Tang), an herbal medicine that is used as a standard medicine in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Showa General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamiyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nouchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Murata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D005938:Glucocorticoids; C051121:daisaikoto; D011239:Prednisolone