Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea.
J Korean Med Sci. 2010 Mar;25(3):492-5. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.3.492. Epub 2010 Feb 17.
Aloe has been widely used in phytomedicine. Phytomedicine describes aloe as a herb which has anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative, anti-aging effects. In recent years several cases of aloe-induced hepatotoxicity were reported. But its pharmacokinetics and toxicity are poorly described in the literature. Here we report three cases with aloe-induced toxic hepatitis. A 57-yr-old woman, a 62-yr-old woman and a 55-yr-old woman were admitted to the hospital for acute hepatitis. They had taken aloe preparation for months. Their clinical manifestation, laboratory findings and histologic findings met diagnostic criteria (RUCAM scale) of toxic hepatitis. Upon discontinuation of the oral aloe preparations, liver enzymes returned to normal level. Aloe should be considered as a causative agent in hepatotoxicity.
芦荟在植物药中被广泛应用。植物药将芦荟描述为一种具有抗炎、抗增殖、抗衰老作用的草药。近年来,有几例芦荟引起的肝毒性的报告。但是,其药代动力学和毒性在文献中描述得很差。在这里,我们报告了三例芦荟引起的中毒性肝炎。一名 57 岁女性、一名 62 岁女性和一名 55 岁女性因急性肝炎住院。她们服用芦荟制剂已有数月。他们的临床表现、实验室检查和组织学检查符合(RUCAM 量表)中毒性肝炎的诊断标准。停用口服芦荟制剂后,肝酶恢复正常水平。芦荟应被视为肝毒性的致病剂。
J Korean Med Sci. 2010-2-17
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