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KMID : 0878220090210030209
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Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
2009 Volume.21 No. 3 p.209 ~ p.215
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A Clinical Case of Liver Injury with Administration ofYeoldahanso-tang plus Rheum rhabarbarum
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Kwon Eun-Mi
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Abstract
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1.Objects: This case study reports a liver injury in treatment of constipation with Yeoldahanso-tang plus Rheum rhabarbarum.
2.Methods: The patient’s subjective symptoms and the laboratory data including aspartate transaminase(AST), alanine transaminase(ALT), alkaline phosphatase(ALP), and gamma(γ)-glutamyl transpeptidase(GGT) were observed before and after liver injury. We used the Roussel Uclaf Causality Assessment Method(RUCAM) scale in order to find out whether if Yeoldahanso-tang plus Rheum rhabarbarum was related with the liver injury.
3.Results: The patient’s AST and ALT were elevated more than twice after a 3week administration period of herbal medicine. After discontinuation of the herbal medicine and administration of hepatic protective medication, AST and ALT decreased. The patient’s general condition improved during hospitalization. The RUCAM score was estimated at 8.
4.Conclusions: This case is presented to bring more attention to the toxicity of herbal medicine.
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KEYWORD
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Herbal medicine, Liver Injury, Yeoldahanso-tang, Rheum rhabarbarum
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