A Case of Acute Toxic Hepatitis and Acute Kidney Injury after Ingestion of Ulmus davidiana var. japonica Extracts.
- Author:
Byung Hoon KIM
1
;
Sun Young NA
;
Ji Yoon SUNG
;
Jae Hyun CHANG
;
Sejoong KIM
;
Hyun Hee LEE
;
Wookyung CHUNG
;
Ji Yong JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon, Korea. b4usleep@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Toxic hepatitis;
Acute kidney failure;
Complementary medicine
- MeSH:
Acute Kidney Injury;
Complementary Therapies;
Drug-Induced Liver Injury;
Eating;
Fatigue;
Female;
Humans;
Kidney;
Korea;
Medicine, Traditional;
Middle Aged;
Nausea;
Ulmus;
Vomiting
- From:Korean Journal of Nephrology
2010;29(1):136-139
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Despite the splendid development of medicine, traditional alternative remedies have been widely used in Korea for a long time. Especially, the extract of elm bark is typical, common and easily obtained in a daily life. A scientific name of elm is Ulmus davidiana var. japonica. Although the study of pharmacologic effect and side effect is underway, the results are not yet enough to be applied in practice. Nevertheless, many people have the extracts of elm bark on expecting the improvement of health. We experienced a case of acute toxic hepatitis and acute kidney injury after complementary medication. She was a 48-year-old female patient who ingested 3-4 cups of extracts per day for 10 days to improve her health until admitted due to nausea, vomiting, and fatigue. The case report can suggest that ingestion of complementary medicine (elm bark root extracts) can be a cause of acute toxic hepatitis and acute kidney injury.
