Transient complete atrioventricular block associated with curcumin intake.
Curcumin is a polyphenol responsible for the yellow color of turmeric, a curry spice. A large body of evidence showed that curcumin possessed a variety of beneficial activities. We report a case of transient complete atrioventricular block in a 38-year-old man, after intake of curcumin containing pills for on 1 month. Since all other possible causes of conduction disturbance were excluded and causal relation was achieved by re-intake of the same amount of turmeric containing pills, side-effect of the curcumin containing pills was identified as the most likely diagnosis. After cessation of the pills, no further conduction disturbances and associated symptoms were noticed for the ensuing 6 months since discharge.
Lee
Se-Whan
SW
Nah
Seong-Su
SS
Byon
Jin-Soo
JS
Ko
Hee Ja
HJ
Park
Sang-Ho
SH
Lee
Seung-Jin
SJ
Shin
Won-Yong
WY
Jin
Dong-Kyu
DK
D000328:Adult; D054537:Atrioventricular Block / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003474:Curcumin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055670:Medicine, Korean Traditional; D013997:Time Factors
D003474:Curcumin