Acute Toxic Hepatitis Caused by an Aloe Vera Preparation in a Young Patient: A Case Report with a Literature Review.
- Author:
Jeonghun LEE
1
;
Mi Sun LEE
;
Kwan Woo NAM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports ; Review
- Keywords: Hepatitis; Aloe; Health food
- MeSH: Adult; Aged; Alanine Transaminase/blood; Alkaline Phosphatase/blood; Aloe/*chemistry/metabolism; Drug-Induced Liver Injury/*diagnosis/etiology/pathology; Female; Humans; Liver/pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Plant Extracts/*adverse effects/*chemistry; Splenomegaly/diagnosis; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Young Adult
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology 2014;64(1):54-58
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- 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.
