Ma huang associated acute liver failure requiring liver transplantation

Ferdinandos Skoulidis; Graeme J.M. Alexander; Susan E. Davies

doi:10.1097/00042737-200505000-00017

Ma huang associated acute liver failure requiring liver transplantation

Ferdinandos Skoulidis, Graeme J.M. Alexander, Susan E. Davies

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Abstract

An ever increasing number of herbal remedies are recognized as potentially hepatotoxic. We report a case of fulminant hepatic failure requiring liver transplantation associated with the use of Ma huang, a traditional Chinese remedy containing ephedrine-type alkaloids. The literature surrounding the potential liver toxicities of Ma huang is reviewed and the proposed pathogenetic mechanisms are critically examined.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	581-584
Number of pages	4
Journal	European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume	17
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00042737-200505000-00017
State	Published - May 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Acute liver failure
Chinese herbal medicine
Ephedra
Ma huang
Transplantation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Hepatology
Gastroenterology

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Ma huang associated acute liver failure requiring liver transplantation

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