Chonnam Med J.  2017 May;53(2):168-169. 10.4068/cmj.2017.53.2.168.

Panax Ginseng Induces Toxic Hepatitis and Acute Kidney Injury

• Lee JH
• Yoon JH
• Kim SS
• Ma SK
• Kim SW
• Bae EH

• KMID: 2379291
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4068/cmj.2017.53.2.168

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Acute Kidney Injury*
Drug-Induced Liver Injury*
Panax*

Figure

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  FIG. 1 Microscopic image shows interstitial mononuclear cell infiltrate with edema (hematoxyline and eosin stain, magnification 200×).

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