title: Acute toxic hepatitis caused by an aloe vera preparation in a young patient: a case report with a literature review.
abstract: Aloe is one of the leading products used in phytomedicine. Several cases of aloe-induced toxic hepatitis have been reported in recent years. However, its toxicology has not yet been systematically described in the literature. A 21-year-old female patient was admitted to our hospital with acute hepatitis after taking an aloe vera preparation for four weeks. Her history, clinical manifestation, laboratory findings, and histological findings all led to the diagnosis of aloe vera-induced toxic hepatitis. We report herein on a case of acute toxic hepatitis induced by aloe vera.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Daejeon Sun Hospital, 29 Mokjung-ro, Jung-gu, Daejeon 301-725, Korea.
authors: Jeonghun
authors: J
authors: Lee
authors: Mi Sun
authors: MS
authors: Lee
authors: Kwan Woo
authors: KW
authors: Nam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D000504:Aloe / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry*; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase