Toxic Hepatitis Associated with Carp Juice Ingestion

Korean J Hepatol > Volume 12(1); 2006 > Article

The Korean Journal of Hepatology 2006;12(1): 103-106.

Toxic Hepatitis Associated with Carp Juice Ingestion

Hye Suk Son , Guil Sun Kim , Seung Woo Lee , Sang Bum Kang , Jong Tae Back , Soon Woo Nam , Dong Soo Lee , Byung Min Ahn

Department of Internal Medicine, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital Medical College of the Catholic University of Korea

ABSTRACT

The potential hepatotoxicity of herbal remedies and/or health foods is usually ignored in daily life. There have been cases showing the toxic hepatitis and renal failure associated with the ingestion of raw carp bile. We experienced a case of toxic hepatitis without any evidence of renal failure that was associated with carp juice ingestion. The clinical manifestations were characterized by nausea and vomiting after the ingestion of carp juice for 3 months. The diagnosis of toxic hepatitis was made on the basis of the patient’s history, laboratory data, RUCAM (Russel Uclaf Causality Assessment) and the results of ultrasonography guided liver biopsy. The patient showed rapid improvement after instituting supportive therapy. (Korean J Hepatol 2006; 12:103-106)

KeyWords: Carp; Bile; Hepatitis, toxic; Diagnosis