Scotch Pine-induced Liver Injury: A Case Report

Overview

Journal Hepatol Forum

Publisher Kare Publishing

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 2024 Jan 29

PMID 38283266

Authors

Kadir Intas

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Abstract

Herbal medicines are widely used worldwide to treat minor ailments and prevent disease. Scotch pine () has many medicinal applications but is most well-known for its antiseptic properties and beneficial effects on the respiratory system. Herbal products can cause adverse side effects like liver injury, which is referred to as herb-induced liver damage (HILI). In this article, we present a patient who used Scotch pine to treat asthma and developed HILI. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of Scotch pine-related HILI described in the literature.

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