[Toxic hepatitis associated with carp juice ingestion].
The potential hepatotoxicity of herbal remedies and/or health foods is usually ignored in daily life. There have been cases showing the toxic hepatitis and renal failure associated with the ingestion of raw carp bile. We experienced a case of toxic hepatitis without any evidence of renal failure that was associated with carp juice ingestion. The clinical manifestations were characterized by nausea and vomiting after the ingestion of carp juice for 3 months. The diagnosis of toxic hepatitis was made on the basis of the patient's history, laboratory data, RUCAM (Russel Uclaf Causality Assessment) and the results of ultrasonography guided liver biopsy. The patient showed rapid improvement after instituting supportive therapy.
Department of Internal Medicine, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital Medical College of the Catholic University of Korea.
Hye Suk
HS
Son
Guil Sun
GS
Kim
Seung Woo
SW
Lee
Sang Bum
SB
Kang
Jong Tae
JT
Back
Soon Woo
SW
Nam
Dong Soo
DS
Lee
Byung Min
BM
Ahn
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001646:Bile; D002347:Carps; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male