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Disease Information for Aristolochic acid herbal/toxicity
- Clinical Manifestations
- Signs & Symptoms
- Bilateral ankle swelling
- Bilateral leg edema/swelling
- Edema of Lower Extremities
- Anuria
- Bilateral CVA/kidney tenderness
- Oliguria/sudden
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- Presentation/Renal Failure Worse Chronic Uremic patient
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- Abnormal Lab Findings (Non Measured)
- Renal function abnormalities (Lab)
- URINE Dipstick /Blood abnormal
- URINE Dipstick/Leukocytes Positive
- URINE Pyuria
- URINE Pyuria with negative cultures
- URINE Sediment/Urinalysis abnormal
- Abnormal Lab Findings - Decreased
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- Abnormal Lab Findings - Increased
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- BX/Renal Abnormal
- BX/Renal Atrophic renal tubules
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- Associated Diseases & Rule outs
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- Acute anuria/renal failure
- Acute Renal Failure
- Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephropathy
- Aristolochic acid toxicity
- Azotemia/Acute
- Drug induced Nephritis/Nephropathy
- Drug induced Renal failure,
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- Synonyms
- Synonym
- Aristolochic Acids, herbal toxicity, Herbal name Aristolochia clematetis, Herbal name Aristolochia debilis, Herbal name Aristolochia fangi, Herbal name Aristolochia serpentaria, Herbal name Asarum canadense, Herbal name Mu tong, Herbal name Qing mu xiang, Herbal synonym Sangree root, Herbal synonym Sangrel, Herbal synonym Serpentary/Serpentaria, Herbal synonym Wild ginger
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- DRUG-Herbal HAZARDOUS (consumer reports 2004)
- DRUG-Herbal Source China/Asia
- DRUG-Herbal TOXIC in high dose:
- DRUG-Herbal Traditional Chinese medicine
- Definition
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Aristolochic acid is toxic to kidneys; from botanical herbals Aristolochia, Bragantia, Asarum, Stephania, Clematis, Akebia, Cocculus, and Diploclisia; added to traditional medicine supplements especially Chinese and Ayurvedic medicines; also "joint ease", and "joint discomfort" and "quell fire" , and eczema tablets; pathology shows "chinese herbs nephropathy" pattern
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