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The severity of the hepatic failure was reflected by the increase in prothrombin time (international normalized ratio &gt;7) and the development of encephalopathy. Liver transplantation was discussed, but the patient ultimately recovered with supportive therapy. Renal impairment was consistent with proximal tubular acidosis, also with marked polyuria refractory to vasopressin administration. Suprisingly, large amounts of cadmium were transiently recovered in the urine.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>DISCUSSION<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cassia acutifolia and angustifolia plants are widely used as laxatives. Their chronic abuse may be associated with serious manifestations, including fluid and electrolyte loss, with chronic diarrhea. Severe hepatotoxicity is unusual, but could be explained by the exposure of the liver to unusual amounts of toxic metabolites of anthraquinone glycosides (sennosides). An objective causality assessment suggests that hepatotoxicity was possibly related to senna laxative abuse. Regarding nephrotoxicity, there are no available human data on sennosides, while experimental models suggest that anthraquinone derivatives may also accumulate in the kidneys. The finding of high urinary concentrations of cadmium would suggest contamination of the herbal tea by metals, but this hypothesis could not be verified.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Ingestion of large doses of senna laxatives may expose people to the risk of hepatotoxicity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1345\/aph.1e670","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2005,6,15]],"date-time":"2005-06-15T00:03:58Z","timestamp":1118793838000},"page":"1353-1357","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":81,"title":["Acute Liver Failure with Renal Impairment Related to the Abuse of Senna Anthraquinone Glycosides"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"39","author":[{"given":"B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte","family":"Vanderperren","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Vanderperren MD, Fellow, Department of Nephrology, Cliniques Saint-Luc, Universit\u00e9 catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michela","family":"Rizzo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Michela Rizzo MD, Fellow, Department of Anesthesiology, Cliniques Saint-Luc"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Luc","family":"Angenot","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Luc Angenot PharmD PhD, Director, Department of Pharmacognosy, Universit\u00e9 de Li\u00e8ge, Li\u00e8ge, Belgium"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Vincent","family":"Haufroid","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Vincent Haufroid PharmD PhD, Assistant Director, Laboratory of Toxicology, Cliniques Saint-Luc"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michel","family":"Jadoul","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Michel Jadoul MD, Chief, Department of Nephrology, Cliniques Saint-Luc"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Philippe","family":"Hantson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Philippe Hantson MD PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Intensive Care, Cliniques Saint-Luc"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2005,7,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-aph.1E670","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5694\/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04886.x"},{"key":"bibr2-aph.1E670","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1055\/s-2001-11772"},{"key":"bibr3-aph.1E670","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1440-1746.2000.02349.x"},{"key":"bibr4-aph.1E670","unstructured":"4. 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