Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine (Dec 2015)

A case of acute hepatitis following mad honey ingestion

  • Fatma Sari Dogan,
  • Vehbi Ozaydin,
  • Onur Incealtin,
  • Ozlem Guneysel,
  • Merve Demireller

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 4
pp. 185 – 186

Abstract

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Acute hepatitis is characterized by liver inflammation and liver cell necrosis. The most frequently observed underlying cause thereof is viruses, but various other causes, such as alcohol, medication, or toxins may also lead thereto.In this paper, a case of acute hepatitis presenting with bradycardia, hypotension, and a prominent increase in liver enzymes following mad honey ingestion is discussed. Since there are only few cases of acute hepatitis following mad honey ingestion in the literature, we want to present this subject matter. Keywords: Mad honey poisoning, Mad honey intoxication, Bradycardia, Hypotension, Acute hepatitis