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Review
. 2005 May;17(5):581-4.
doi: 10.1097/00042737-200505000-00017.

Ma huang associated acute liver failure requiring liver transplantation

Ferdinandos Skoulidis  1 , Graeme J M Alexander, Susan E Davies
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Review

Ma huang associated acute liver failure requiring liver transplantation

Ferdinandos Skoulidis et al. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005 May.

Abstract

An ever increasing number of herbal remedies are recognized as potentially hepatotoxic. We report a case of fulminant hepatic failure requiring liver transplantation associated with the use of Ma huang, a traditional Chinese remedy containing ephedrine-type alkaloids. The literature surrounding the potential liver toxicities of Ma huang is reviewed and the proposed pathogenetic mechanisms are critically examined.

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