Black Cohosh Hepatotoxicity with Autoimmune Hepatitis Presentation

Overview

Journal Case Rep Gastroenterol

Publisher Karger

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 2017 Feb 17

PMID 28203134

Citations 2

Authors

Diana L Franco

Santosh Kale

Dora M Lam-Himlin

M Edwyn Harrison

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Abstract

Herbal medicines have been used for the treatment of various ailments since time immemorial. Black cohosh (BC) is well known for the treatment of postmenopausal symptoms, with conflicting evidence supporting its safety and benefits. We present a rare case of BC-induced autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) with hepatotoxicity in a 69-year-old female. To our knowledge, this represents the third case of BC-induced AIH.

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