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Chinese Skullcap in Move Free Arthritis Supplement Causes Drug Induced Liver Injury and Pulmonary Infiltrates
Joint Authors
Sanchez, William
Dhanasekaran, Renumathy
Owens, Victoria
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-04-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Herbal medications are being increasingly used by the American population especially for common conditions like arthritis.
They have been reported to cause adverse effects, including significant hepatotoxicity, but reporting remains sporadic.
We report here a patient who developed drug induced liver injury following the intake of Move Free, which is an over-the-counter arthritis supplement.
We propose that Chinese skullcap, which is one of the herbal ingredients of the medication, is responsible for the adverse event.
There was a strong temporal association between the intake of supplement and onset of symptoms, and also there have been a few recent case reports implicating the same component.
A unique observation in our case is the occurrence of pulmonary infiltrates simultaneously with the hepatotoxicity, and this side effect has not been well documented before.
Both the hepatic and pulmonary complications completely resolved over few weeks after the patient stopped taking the medication.
Since these supplements are readily available over the counter, we feel that it is important to document possible adverse outcomes to raise awareness in the medical community and also among patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dhanasekaran, Renumathy& Owens, Victoria& Sanchez, William. 2013. Chinese Skullcap in Move Free Arthritis Supplement Causes Drug Induced Liver Injury and Pulmonary Infiltrates. Case Reports in Hepatology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512007
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dhanasekaran, Renumathy…[et al.]. Chinese Skullcap in Move Free Arthritis Supplement Causes Drug Induced Liver Injury and Pulmonary Infiltrates. Case Reports in Hepatology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512007
American Medical Association (AMA)
Dhanasekaran, Renumathy& Owens, Victoria& Sanchez, William. Chinese Skullcap in Move Free Arthritis Supplement Causes Drug Induced Liver Injury and Pulmonary Infiltrates. Case Reports in Hepatology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512007
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-512007