Panax Ginseng Induces Toxic Hepatitis and Acute Kidney Injury
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https://doi.org/10.4068/cmj.2017.53.2.168 C Chonnam Medical Journal, 2017 Chonnam Med J 2017;53:168-169 Corresponding Author: Eun Hui Bae Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, 42 Jebong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju 61469, Korea Tel: +82-62-220-6503, Fax: +82-62-225-8578, E-mail: [email protected] Article History: Received February 9, 2017 Revised March 5, 2017 Accepted March 7, 2017 FIG. 1. Microscopic image shows interstitial mononuclear cell infiltrate with edema (hematoxyline and eosin stain, magnification 200×). Panax Ginseng Induces Toxic Hepatitis and Acute Kidney Injury Jeong Ho Lee, Jung Hwan Yoon, Sung Sun Kim, Seong Kwon Ma, Soo Wan Kim, and Eun Hui Bae* Departments of Internal Medicine, Pathology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
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