| Two cases of reversible aplastic anemia following long-term ingestion of herbal medicines |
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Yun-Jeong Bae, Je-Hwan Lee, Seong-Jun Choi, Jung-Hee Lee, Soo Jung Park, Eunheui Jeong, Kyoo-Hyung Lee |
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경희대학교 의과대학 순환기내과학교실 |
| 증례 : 한방 약제의 장기 복용 후에 발생한 가역성 재생불량성빈혈 2예 |
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배윤정&#;이제환&#;최성준&#;이정희&#;박수정&#;정은희&#;이규형, Je-Hwan Lee, Seong-Jun Choi, Jung-Hee Lee, Soo Jung Park, Eunheui Jeong, Kyoo-Hyung Lee |
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| Abstract |
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There have been several clinical reports suggesting that some of herbal medicines can cause reversible aplastic
anemia. We present two cases of reversible aplastic anemia that appeared to be associated with herbal medicines. A
43-year old woman and her son, 21 years of age, developed pancytopenia. This was noted after frequent ingestion of
juice extracted from various herbal medicines such as Korean raisin, elm, arrowroot, licorice, and Youngji mushroom for
4 months. Bone marrow examination revealed hypocellularity in both patients. There was no other possible cause of the
pancytopenia except the herbal medicines, which were discontinued immediately. The pancytopenia spontaneously
improved over 3 to 5 weeks after the diagnosis of aplastic anemia. The clinical course of these two patients strongly
suggests that herbal medicines can be the cause of reversible aplastic anemia.(Korean J Med 73:S1029-S1032, 2007) |
| Key Words:
Reversible aplastic anemia, Herbal medicines. |
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