Herb-Induced liver injury by Ayurvedic Medicine with severe lactic acidosis : a case report
Sharma, Deepak S Ahmed, Ahmed Razak, Ali A Sharma, Priyanka
Sharma, Deepak S
Ahmed, Ahmed
Razak, Ali A
Sharma, Priyanka
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Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust; University of Birmingham
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2023-02-08
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Lactate is the basic blood parameter in the arsenal of an intensivist when managing a critically ill patient. A 62-year-old male presented with nausea and vomiting. He had been using an Ayurvedic medication, Insulin Management Expert (IME-9), for his type 2 diabetes mellitus and was found to have severe lactic acidosis that was resistant to initial fluid resuscitation and Ayurvedic medicine-induced liver injury. He required admission to critical care for organ support and ultimately recovered. Because current literature on the adverse effects of this Ayurvedic medication, particularly hepatotoxicity, is limited, causality was determined using the adverse drug association tool Roussel Uclaf Causality Assessment Method (RUCAM), which determined this as a probable cause with a strong score of seven. As a result, our case adds a vital gear to the wheel of current research literature.
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Sharma DS, Ahmed A, Razak AA, Sharma P. Herb-Induced Liver Injury by Ayurvedic Medicine With Severe Lactic Acidosis: A Case Report. Cureus. 2023 Feb 8;15(2):e34761. doi: 10.7759/cureus.34761
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