Turmeric Dietary Supplement Induced Autoimmune Hepatitis A Case Report

Herbal supplement use which is generally regarded as safe by consumers is not usually reported to healthcare providers.

Turmeric dietary supplement induced autoimmune hepatitis a case report. A rare case of turmeric induced hepatotoxicity we report a case of a 62 year old caucasian woman who presented with acute hepatitis secondary to turmeric sup plementation. To our knowledge this is the first documented report of turmeric supplement induced autoimmune hepatitis. We report here on a case of drug induced autoimmune hepatitis diaih attributable to ingestion of a turmeric dietary supplement.

Turmeric dietary supplement sales which accounted for us 69 million in spending in 2016 have been increasing exponentially in the usa making this one of the most popular botanical supplements sold in the usa. We report a case of a 62 year old caucasian woman who presented with acute hepatitis secondary to turmeric supplementation. In the recent times however there have been a few case reports of turmeric induced liver injury.

Turmeric is a popular herbal dietary supplement that has been considered safe and even shown to have hepatoprotective properties. Ashley l lukefahr and colleagues and published in the bmj case reports. The case describes a 71 year old woman taking turmeric dietary supplements for the maintenance of cardiovascular health which resolved rapidly following discontinuation of the turmeric supplements.

Autoimmune hepatitis aih was diagnosed as per hennes criteria score 7 of 8 total in a 76 year old caucasian woman presenting with an asymptomatic elevation in liver transaminases alkaline phosphatase. She presented to hospital with a 10 day history of painless jaundice. This was associated with myalgias fatigue and a widespread urticarial rash on her limbs and torso.

This was associated with myalgias fatigue and a widespread urticarial rash on her limbs and torso. We report a 55 year old woman with chronic turmeric consumption whose initial diagnosis was acute autoimmune hepatitis. A new report in bmj case reports claims turmeric supplements are to blame for a woman developing autoimmune hepatitis a liver condition.

These cases highlight the need for physicians to be aware of patients taking this common supplement and the potential. Intake of turmeric supplements may cause drug induced autoimmune hepatitis according to a case reported by dr. Researchers reported on a case of autoimmune hepatitis in a 71 year old woman taking turmeric dietary supplements for maintenance of cardiovascular health which resolved rapidly following.