An Enzyte'ing' case of acute hepatitis.

J Clin Gastroenterol

Department of Internal Medicine, St Mary Medical Center, Long Beach, California 90813, USA.

Published: October 2011

We describe the first reported case of biopsy proven hepatotoxicity associated with the natural male enhancement supplement, Enzyte. The patient's symptoms and liver function tests resolved with cessation of the popular "mail order" drug that contains many herbal ingredients. The case highlights the need to be alert to the possibility of herbal supplements and Enzyte specifically causing acute hepatitis.

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