Four Cases of Toxic Hepatitis after Ingestion of Sea Hare.
10.3904/kjm.2015.88.6.680
- Author:
Jun Hwa SONG
1
;
Tae Ho KWON
;
Jeong Ill SUH
Author Information
1. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Semyung Christianity Hospital, Pohang, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aplysia;
Hepatitis, Toxic
- MeSH:
Aplysia;
Drug-Induced Liver Injury*;
Eating*;
Hares*;
Humans;
Mollusca
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2015;88(6):680-684
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The sea hare is a marine mollusk in the family Aplysiidae that has long been consumed as food. Rarely, toxic hepatitis can occur after eating sea hare. We herein discuss four cases of toxic hepatitis due to sea hare ingestion and review the relevant literature.
