Fulminant hepatitis during self-medication with hydroalcoholic extract of green tea

Hepatotoxicity from green tea: a review of the literature and two unpublished cases

“…when green tea was associated with diclofenac [12] or paracetamol [11,20], since hepatotoxicity has been reported for these drugs [36][37][38]. Three other patients were also taking progestogens [13,14,33], which has been associated with some cases of toxic hepatitis [39,40].…”

Acute Hepatitis Caused by Green Tea Infusion: A Case Report

“…Consequently to this wide-spread and increase of use several cases of hepatotoxicity following the consumption of dietary supplements containing green tea have been reported. In April 2003 French and Spain authorities suspended market authorization of Exolise ® (Arkopharma, Carros, France), a weight loss supplement containing a green tea extract, following 13 cases (nine in France and four in Spain) of liver damage due to its consumption [14]. The estimated frequency of this adverse effect was, according to Sarma and collegues, 1 case per 100,000 boxes of Exolise ® sold from 1999 to 2003 [15].…”

A Review of Cases of Development of Acute Hepatic Insufficiency Due to the Intake of Biologically Active Additives

“…Фульминантный гепатит, требующий трансплантации печени, развился после приема БАД Exolise, содержащей 80 % су-хого экстракта зеленого чая, в состав кото-рого входили 25 % катехинов, экспресси-рованных в виде эпигаллокатехингаллата, и 5-10 % кофеина [44].…”

“…О пяти случаях повреждения печени из-за приема Exolise сообщалось в Испании, вклю-чая один случай фульминантного гепатита [43,44]. После этого БАД Exolise был изъят в Испании в 2003 году Испанским агентством по лекарственным средствам и санитарным продуктам, AEMPS.…”