A Case of Life-Threatening Acute Kidney Injury with Toxic Encephalopathy Caused by Dioscorea quinqueloba.
10.3349/ymj.2015.56.1.304
- Author:
Kyung Sik KANG
1
;
Sang Taek HEO
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. cby6908@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Reports ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Dioscorea quinqueloba;
acute kidney injury;
encephalopathy
- MeSH:
Acute Kidney Injury/*chemically induced/*complications;
Dioscorea/*adverse effects;
Disease Progression;
Electroencephalography;
Humans;
Length of Stay;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Neurotoxicity Syndromes/*complications
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2015;56(1):304-306
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Some herbal medications induce acute kidney injury. The acute kidney injuries caused by herbal medications are mild and commonly treated by palliative care. A 51-years-old man who drank the juice squeezed from the raw tubers of Dioscorea quinqueloba (D. quinqueloba) was admitted with nausea, vomiting and chilling. He developed a seizure with decreased level of consciousness. He was diagnosed with acute kidney injury, which was cured by continuous venovenous hemodialfiltration. Non-detoxified D. quinqueloba can cause severe acute kidney injury with toxic encephalopathy. It is critical to inform possible adverse effects of the medicinal herbs and to implement more strict regulation of these products.
