Invasive urothelial carcinoma after exposure to Chinese herbal medicine containing aristolochic acid may occur without severe renal failure.
Nortier
Joëlle L
JL
Department of Nephrology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 808 Route de Lennik, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium. jnortier@ulb.ac.be
Schmeiser
Heinz H
HH
Muniz Martinez
Marie-Carmen
MC
Arlt
Volker M
VM
Vervaet
Catherine
C
Garbar
Christian H
CH
Daelemans
Philippe
P
Vanherweghem
Jean-Louis
JL
D000368:Aged; D034341:Aristolochic Acids / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D018736:DNA Adducts / Q000378:metabolism; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D051437:Renal Insufficiency; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014571:Urologic Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D019459:Urothelium
D034341:Aristolochic Acids; D018736:DNA Adducts; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal