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Case Reports
. 2022 Dec 26;9(12):e00941.
doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000941. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Turmeric-Associated Drug-Induced Liver Injury

Shawnalyn W Sunagawa  1 , Conor Houlihan  2 , Brandon Reynolds  1 , Sara Kjerengtroen  1 , Daryl J Murry  3 , Nathalie Khoury  4
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Case Reports

Turmeric-Associated Drug-Induced Liver Injury

Shawnalyn W Sunagawa et al. ACG Case Rep J. .

Abstract

Turmeric is a common herbal supplement used for its possible anti-inflammatory and other properties. It is marketed as safe with few reports of major adverse effects directly related to oral supplementation. We report a case of turmeric supplement-induced liver injury in a 49-year-old woman admitted with elevated aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase with no history of liver disease or alcohol use disorder. Thus, this case re-emphasizes the importance of evaluating herbal and dietary supplements as potential drug-induced liver injury causes.

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Trend of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP).
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Trend of total bilirubin and international normalized ratio (INR).
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