title: Acute renal failure secondary to ingestion of alternative medication in a patient with breast cancer.
abstract: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among cancer patients is widely prevalent and often underreported. Advanced stage of disease is significantly associated with CAM use. The concurrent use of alternative medicines and chemotherapy drugs has the potential to lead to toxicities as well as altered therapeutic activity due to unknown interactions. We report a case of early breast cancer who presented to us with non-oliguric acute renal failure related concurrent use of Ayurvedic medicines and adjuvant anthracycline based.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gulia
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gota
authors.forename: Sangita D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Sudeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis