Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2008; 14(45): 6999-7004
Published online Dec 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6999
Hydroxycut hepatotoxicity: A case series and review of liver toxicity from herbal weight loss supplements
Lily Dara, Jennifer Hewett, Joseph Kartaik Lim
Lily Dara, Department of Medicine, Griffin Hospital, Derby CT 06520, United States
Jennifer Hewett, Joseph Kartaik Lim, Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven CT 06520, United States
Author contributions: Dara L wrote the article; Hewett J and Lim JK critically revised the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Joseph Kartaik Lim, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director, Yale Viral Hepatitis Program, Yale Liver Center, Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, PO Box 208019, New Haven CT 06520, United States. joseph.lim@yale.edu
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Received: April 17, 2008
Revised: June 2, 2008
Accepted: June 9, 2008
Published online: December 7, 2008
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