| A Case of Mesenteric Vasculitis Induced by Norpal Cactus Extract |
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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 |
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Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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| 노팔 선인장 추출액 복용 후 복통과 설사로 발현된 장간막 혈관염 1예 |
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하정수, 장동경, 이준행, 김영호, 손희정, 이풍렬, 김재준, 백승운, 이종철 |
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성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성서울병원 내과학교실 |
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| Abstract |
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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) |
| Key Words:
Vasculitis, Mesenteric ischemia, Drug-induced |
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