Case Report of Liver Damage by Traditional Chinese Medicine Drug Granules
MA Rui
CHEN Ying
ZHAO Ya-ru
TAN Xiao-lei
ZHOU Xiao-dong
Abstract：Objective To investigate the potential causes of liver damage by traditional Chinese medicine drug granules. Methods Clinical data of one case of liver damage caused by traditional Chinese medicine granules were retrospectively analyzed and the relevant literature was reviewed. Results One patient was admitted to Emer-gency Department of our hospital for fever, nausea, and vomiting for 13 days. She just had an artificial abortion three weeks before admission. Her liver function was normal before artificial abortion. She began to take traditional Chinese medicine drug granules which were composed of Fructus Psoraleae, Evodia Rutaecarpa, Angelica and Liquorice for her weakness. The dosage met the requirements of the Pharmacopoeia. She developed fever, nausea and vomiting, and her liver function was abnormal. Medical history taking revealed that she had not taken any drugs during the peri-ods of oral administration of traditional Chinese medicine drug granules. Therefore, she was diagnosed as live damage caused by traditional Chinese medicine granules. The drugs were withdrawn immediately, and liver protection meas-ures were taken. Bed rest was recommended and she was discharged from the hospital after recovery. Conclusion Fructus psoraleae and Evodia rutaecarpa in traditional Chinese medicinal formula are toxic to liver function, which, therefore, should be checked regularly.
Keywords：Drug-induced liver injuryScience of prescriptionGlycyrrhiza uralensisEvodia rutaecarpa
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 84-86 )