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Liver Transplantation for Fulminant Hepatic Failure Precipitated by Pheochromocytoma Crisis in the Setting of Using Garcinia cambogia Weight Loss Supplement: A Case Report. Cureus 2023 Mar;15(3):e36045

Date

04/15/2023

Pubmed ID

37056550

Pubmed Central ID

PMC10089373

DOI

10.7759/cureus.36045

Abstract

We report the first case of liver transplantation for fulminant hepatic failure precipitated by hepatocellular injury due to the synergistic effect of pheochromocytoma crisis and simultaneous use of Garcinia cambogia. Complex diagnosis and treatment decisions are discussed, as well as possible pathophysiology that led to liver failure.

Author List

Selim MA, Weierstahl K, Eriksen C, Pearson T, Woehlck H

Author

Harvey J. Woehlck MD Professor in the Anesthesiology department at Medical College of Wisconsin