Case Report
Acute Hepatitis Secondary to the Use of Ilex paraguariensis (Mate Tea): A Case Report and Review of Literature
Table 1
Laboratory data on admission.
| | Complete blood count | | White blood cell count | 5900 | /µL | | Hemoglobin | 14.2 | g/dL | | Platelets | 350 | 103/µL |
| | Coagulation | | PT | 13.6 | sec | | INR | 1.2 | |
| | Complete metabolic panel | | Albumin | 4.7 | g/dL | | Total bilirubin | 32.9 | mg/dL | | Direct bilirubin | >18 | mg/dL | | AST | 1842 | U/L | | ALT | 2685 | U/L | | ALP | 129 | U/L | | Lipase | 20 | U/L | | BUN | 7.5 | mg/dL | | Creatinine | 0.69 | mg/dL | | eGFR | >90 | mL/min |
| | Immunology | | ANA | 0.4 | Dil | | AMA | <0.1 | Index | | anti-LKM1 Ab | <5.0 | Index | | ASMA | Negative | Index | | Alpha-antitrypsin | 177 | mg/dL |
| | Infectious markers | | HCVAb | Negative | | | HCV-RNA | Undetectable | | | HBsAg | Negative | | | HBcgM Ab | Negative | | | HAV-IgM | Negative | | | HEV-IgM | Negative | | | HTLV-1 Ab | Negative | | | EBV-IgG | Negative | | | EBV-IgM | Negative | | | CMV-IgG | Negative | | | CMV-IgM | Negative | | | VZV-IgG | Negative | | | VZV-IgM | Negative | | | HSV-IgG | Negative | | | HSV-IgM | Negative | | | Adenovirus PCR | Negative | |
| | Toxicology and drug testing | | Acetominophen, S | <5.0 | mcg/mL | | Ethanol, U | Undetectable | | | Amphetamines, U | Undetectable | | | Barbiturates, U | Undetectable | | | Benzodiazepines, U | Undetectable | | | Cocaine, U | Undetectable | | | Methadone metabolite, U | Undetectable | | | Opiates, U | Undetectable | | | Tetrahydrocannabinnol, U | Undetectable | |
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