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A Case Report of Acute Liver Failure Due to Use of a New Alkylating Agent Bendamustine

2017; Elsevier BV; Volume: 152; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0016-5085(17)33773-3

1528-0012

Prasun Shah, Alexa N. Sasson, K. Iswara, James O. Park,

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies

form of the mushroom Ganoderma Lucidum known as "Gano Café" is replacing the traditional cup of coffee at breakfast in Latin America.We presented a case of fulminant hepatic failure in a previously healthy 67 years old female.The single risk factor identified was the daily intake of Gano Café 1 week prior to clinical onset.Since its commercialization is not controlled due to the misconception that it is a new variety of coffee, it requires targeted interventions cultural-based to be addressed.We can estimate that the affected population is much greater taking into account that we only see a small percentage that is referred for LT.