Multi-organ toxicity following ingestion of mixed herbal preparations: an unusual but dangerous adverse effect of phytotherapy.
Although herbal remedies are marketed as natural products, they can be associated with severe adverse effects. We report a case of multi-organ toxicity including acute renal failure due to rhabdomyolysis, acute hepatitis-like hepatotoxicity, and cardiotoxicity accompanied by angio-edema in a Turkish male patient after ingestion of mixed Chinese herbs. Hypersensitivity reactions may be a possible mechanism of pathogenesis in multi-organ toxicity associated with phytotherapy.
Internal Medicine, Haydarpaşa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Yalinbaş
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Berrin
Ozdemir
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Ali
Selamet
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Umut
Eres
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Meltem
Berna
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Murat
Yildiz
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Barut