Weight Loss or Liver Loss: A Case Report on Fulminant Hepatic Failure Secondary to Garcinia cambogia Supplementation.

Authors

Danny Le DO, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Brody Hydro BSN, RN, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Chase Jones DO, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Gillian A. Beauchamp MD, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow

Publication/Presentation Date

7-1-2023

Abstract

This case describes a 56-year-old man with a past medical history including sickle cell trait requiring blood transfusions, who presented to the emergency department (ED) with generalized weakness and fatigue following

Volume

15

Issue

7

First Page

41778

Last Page

41778

ISSN

2168-8184

Published In/Presented At

Le, D., Hydro, B. A., Jones, C. L., & Beauchamp, G. A. (2023). Weight Loss or Liver Loss: A Case Report on Fulminant Hepatic Failure Secondary to Garcinia cambogia Supplementation. Cureus, 15(7), e41778. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41778

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

37575813

Department(s)

Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty, Department of Emergency Medicine Residents, Toxicology Division, USF-LVHN SELECT Program, USF-LVHN SELECT Program Faculty, USF-LVHN SELECT Program Students, Fellows and Residents, Patient Care Services / Nursing

Document Type

Article