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- Case Report A Case of Mesenteric Vasculitis Induced by Norpal Cactus Extract
- Jung Su Ha, Dong Kyung Chang, Jun Haeng Lee, Young Ho Kim, Hee Jung Son, Poong Lyul Rhee, Jae J. Kim, Seung Woon Paik, Jong Chul Rhee
- Intestinal Research 2005;3(1):85-88. Published online: June 30, 2005
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Abstract
Herbs are inadvertently regarded safe and harmless because of their natural origin and the experience of long-term use as a folk medicine. However, some herbal medicines are associated with toxicities in the organs such as liver, kidney, skin, or heart. Norpal cactus extract is a kind of herbs which is used for ordinary food in Mexico, and has effects on hypergylcemia and hypercholesterolemia, and inflammation. There has been no particular reports of drug-induced vasculitis by herbal medicine. Here, we present a case of vasculitis that was initially manifestated as acute diarrhea and abdominal pain after ingestion of Norpal cactus extract. (Intest Res 2005;3:85-89)
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