title: Acute Hepatitis Induced by Lyprinol, the Lipid Extract of the Green-Lipped Mussel (Perna canaliculus), in a Patient with Polyarthrosis.
abstract: Lyprinol, the lipid extract of the green-lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus), is a readily and freely available agent with a putative anti-inflammatory impact. It has already found application as a complementary and supplementary treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, and cancer. So far no major side effects for Lyprinol have been reported, yet. Here, we present the case of a 76-year-old woman with acutely exacerbating abdominal pain and highly elevated liver transaminases while taking Lyprinol as a complementary treatment of polyarthrosis.
authors.affiliation: University Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, INSELSPITAL, Freiburgstraße 18, 3010 Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Amr
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdulazim
authors.affiliation: University Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, INSELSPITAL, Freiburgstraße 18, 3010 Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hädrich
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathology, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montani
authors.affiliation: University Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, INSELSPITAL, Freiburgstraße 18, 3010 Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Nasser
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Semmo