TY - JOUR
T1 - Chinese green tea and acute hepatitis
T2 - a rare yet recurring theme
AU - Lugg, Sebastian Thomas
AU - Braganza Menezes, Darryl
AU - Gompertz, Simon
N1 - 2015 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
PY - 2015/9/23
Y1 - 2015/9/23
N2 - A previously healthy 16-year-old girl presented with signs of acute hepatitis. On initial enquiry, she had not taken any prescribed or 'over-the-counter' medications, and there was no recent travel history. Further investigations revealed no viral, autoimmune or metabolic cause of hepatitis. Only following specific questioning did she reveal that she had, in the preceding 3 months, regularly consumed internet ordered Chinese green tea, which contained Camellia sinensis. After ceasing green tea consumption, there was a rapid and sustained recovery of her hepatitis. The authors discuss the probable cause of herbal tea in this case of acute hepatitis, and the importance of awareness of this rare yet recurring theme for patients and clinicians alike.
AB - A previously healthy 16-year-old girl presented with signs of acute hepatitis. On initial enquiry, she had not taken any prescribed or 'over-the-counter' medications, and there was no recent travel history. Further investigations revealed no viral, autoimmune or metabolic cause of hepatitis. Only following specific questioning did she reveal that she had, in the preceding 3 months, regularly consumed internet ordered Chinese green tea, which contained Camellia sinensis. After ceasing green tea consumption, there was a rapid and sustained recovery of her hepatitis. The authors discuss the probable cause of herbal tea in this case of acute hepatitis, and the importance of awareness of this rare yet recurring theme for patients and clinicians alike.
U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2014-208534
DO - 10.1136/bcr-2014-208534
M3 - Article
C2 - 26400588
SN - 1757-790X
VL - 2015
JO - BMJ case reports
JF - BMJ case reports
M1 - 208534
ER -
