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Case Reports
. 2015 Oct;39(5):e61-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.clinre.2014.11.004. Epub 2015 Jan 5.

Cholestatic hepatitis due to Ecballium elaterium ingestion

Sondès Bizid  1 , Mériam Sabbah  2 , Issam Msakni  3 , Baha Ben Slimene  1 , Ghanem Mohamed  1 , Riadh Bouali  1 , Hatem Ben Abdallah  1 , Nabil Abdelli  1
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Cholestatic hepatitis due to Ecballium elaterium ingestion

Sondès Bizid et al. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2015 Oct.

Abstract

Ecballium elaterium is an herbaceous plant belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family. This plant is fairly common in the Mediterranean regions. It is frequently consumed in infusion, mixture of fruit or even in aerosol in cases of fever or flu. This plant is known for its respiratory and ocular toxicity. Hepatotoxicity has never been described in the literature. We report a case of acute cholestatic hepatitis due to Ecballium elaterium in a 39 years old patient, with no past medical history.

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