Chinese herb nephropathy
Chinese herb nephropathy
A progressive form of renal fibrosis that develops in some patients taking weight-reducing pills containing Chinese herbs, including Aristolochia fangchi, which is nephrotoxic and carcinogenic. Surgical specimens from patients with Chinese herb nephropathy contain DNA adducts formed by aristolochic acid; the cumulative dose of aristolochia was a significant risk factor for urothelial carcinoma.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
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