Myopathy Following Ingestion of Ma-huang (Ephedra)-based Herbal Remedy
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
;
: 424-427, 2009.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Ma-huang (Ephedra sinica) is a herb that exhibits sympathomimetic activity. We report a patient with acquired myopathy following ingestion of a Ma-huang-based herbal remedy for 6 months. A 50-year-old woman was admitted for progressive muscular weakness. An electrodiagnostic study and muscle biopsy sampling revealed generalized active myopathy with nonspecific inflammation. It appears that Ma-huang, along with Raynaud's phenomenon and pericardial effusion, may be a causative agent of myopathy. As such, attention should be paid to the possibility that herbal medication with Ma-huang can result in myopathy.
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Main subject:
Pericardial Effusion
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Biopsy
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Muscle Weakness
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Ephedra
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Eating
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Inflammation
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Muscles
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Muscular Diseases
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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