Acute liver injury induced by weight-loss herbal supplements  

作　　者：Gary C Chen Vivek S Ramanathan David Law Pauline Funchain George C Chen Samuel French Boris Shlopov Viktor Eysselein David Chung Sonya Reicher Binh V Pham 

机构地区：[1]Department of Gastroenterology and Pathology, Harbor UCLA Medical Center

出　　处：《World Journal of Hepatology》2010年第11期410-415,共6页世界肝病学杂志（英文版）（电子版）

基　　金：Supported by Harbor UCLA Medical Center and The Division of Gastroenterology

摘　　要：We report three cases of patients with acute liver injury induced by weight-loss herbal supplements. One patient took Hydroxycut while the other two took Herbalife supplements. Liver biopsies for all patients dem onstrated f indings consistent with drug-induced acute liver injury. To our knowledge, we are the fi rst instit ute to report acute liver injury from both of these two typ es of weight-loss herbal supplements together as a case series. The series emphasizes the importance of taking a cautious approach when consuming herbal supp lements for the purpose of weight loss.We report three cases of patients with acute liver injury induced by weight-loss herbal supplements. One patient took Hydroxycut while the other two took Herbalife supplements. Liver biopsies for all patients demonstrated findings consistent with drug-induced acute liver injury. To our knowledge, we are the first institute to report acute liver injury from both of these two types of weight-loss herbal supplements together as a case series. The series emphasizes the importance of taking a cautious approach when consuming herbal supplements for the purpose of weight loss.

关 键 词：Hydroxycut Herbalife HEPATOTOXICITY HERBAL WEIGHT-LOSS 

分 类 号：R575.3[医药卫生—消化系统]