Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2009; 15(19): 2414-2417
Published online May 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2414
Drug-induced liver injury due to “natural products” used for weight loss: A case report
Giovanni Tarantino, Martina Gilda Pezzullo, Matteo Nicola Dario di Minno, Francesco Milone, Luigi Sossio Pezzullo, Marco Milone, Domenico Capone
Giovanni Tarantino, Matteo Nicola Dario di Minno, Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, Federico II University Medical School, Via S. Pansini, 5 80131 Naples, Italy
Martina Gilda Pezzullo, Luigi Sossio Pezzullo, Department of General Surgery, Federico II University Medical School, 5 80131 Naples, Italy
Francesco Milone, Marco Milone, Department of Neuroscience, Section of Clinical Pharmacology, Federico II University Medical School, 5 80131 Naples, Italy
Domenico Capone, Department of General Surgery, ASL BN1 of Benevento, 5 80131 Naples, Italy
Author contributions: All authors analyzed and interpreted the patient data and made a major contribution to the writing of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Giovanni Tarantino, MD, Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, Federico II University Medical School, Via S. Pansini, 5 80131 Naples, Italy. tarantin@nina.it
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Received: January 10, 2009
Revised: April 10, 2009
Accepted: April 17, 2009
Published online: May 21, 2009
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