Ils se tournent de plus en plus vers de nombreuses méthodes efficaces et non conventionnelles de réduction du poids, telles que les suppléments alimentaires naturels et à base de plantes médicinales. Sur la scène mondiale, les gens luttent contre l’obésité. Until these products are more closely regulated and their advertising better scrutinized, physicians and patients should become more familiar with herbal products that are commonly used as weight loss supplements and recognize those that are potentially harmful. The present case adds to the increasing number of reports of hepatotoxicity associated with dietary supplements containing usnic acid, and highlights that herbal extracts from green tea or guggul tree may not be free of adverse effects. Thorough investigation, including histopathological examination, revealed no other cause of hepatotoxicity.
The present report describes a young healthy woman who presented with fulminant hepatic failure requiring emergent liver transplantation caused by a dietary supplement and fat burner containing usnic acid, green tea and guggul tree extracts. Despite patient perceptions that herbal remedies are free of adverse effects, some supplements are associated with severe hepatotoxicity. Fat burners are believed to raise metabolism, burn more calories and hasten fat loss. Many effective, non-conventional methods of weight reduction, such as herbal and natural dietary supplements, are increasingly being sought. Globally, people are struggling with obesity.
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