Fulminant hepatic failure caused by herbal supplies

The consumption of botanicals for therapeutic purposes has increased significantly in recent years. Drug-induced liver disease (DILI) is a frequent cause of acute liver injury, around 50% in the United States, and about 1% is secondary to the use of phytotherapeuticals and herbal supplies. Ruellia b...

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Main Authors: Genário Oliveira Santos Júnior, Raymundo Paraná Ferreira Filho, Liana Machado de Codes Foulon, Lúcia de Araújo Costa Beisl Noblat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2018-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502018000300612&lng=en&tlng=en