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Baishideng Publishing Group, World Journal of Hepatology, 11(2), p. 410, 2010

DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v2.i11.410

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Acute liver injury induced by weight-loss herbal supplements

Journal article published in 2010 by Vivek S. Ramanathan, David Law, Boris Shlopov, Sonya Reicher, Binh V. Pham, Pauline Funchain ORCID, George C. Chen, Samuel French, Viktor Eysselein, David Chung, Vivek S. Ramanathan David Law Pauline Funchain George C. Chen Samuel French Boris Shlopov Viktor Eysselein David Chung Sonya Reicher Binh V. Pham Gary C. Chen, Gary C. Chen
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Abstract

We report three cases of patients with acute liver injury induced by weight-loss herbal supplements. One patient took Hydroxycut while the other two took Herbalife supplements. Liver biopsies for all patients demonstrated findings consistent with drug-induced acute liver injury. To our knowledge, we are the first institute to report acute liver injury from both of these two types of weight-loss herbal supplements together as a case series. The series emphasizes the importance of taking a cautious approach when consuming herbal supplements for the purpose of weight loss.