Korean J Med.
2015 Jan;88(1):94-100. 10.3904/kjm.2015.88.1.94.
Four Cases of Acquired Aplastic Anemia Affecting an Entire Family after Ingesting Ganoderma lucidum
- Affiliations
-
- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Korea. Dr-Yi@paik.ac.kr
- 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Korea.
- 3Department of Radiology, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Korea.
- KMID: 2269178
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2015.88.1.94
Abstract
- We report four cases of Ganoderma lucidum-induced aplastic anemia involving members of the same family. A 33-year-old man and three family members were admitted to the hospital due to fever and pancytopenia. The illness arose after ingesting herbal wine containing G. lucidum 2 weeks earlier. A bone-marrow biopsy showed hypocellularity in three of the four family members (the exception was the one who died). They were treated with supportive management, including transfusions, granulocyte colony stimulating factor, and empirical antibiotics for neutropenic fever. The pancytopenia improved 4-5 weeks after the symptoms first appeared.
Keyword
- Full Text Links
-
- Actions
-
Cited
- CITED
-
- Close
- Share
-
- Similar articles
-
- Comparison of Characteristics of Ganoderma lucidum According to Geographical Origins : Consideration of Growth Characteristics(I)
- Comparison of Characteristics of Ganoderma lucidum According to Geographical Origins : Consideration of Morphological Characteristics(II)
- Occupational asthma induced by ganoderma spores
- Two Cases of Aplastic Anemia Following Propylthiouracil
- Taxonomic Position and Species Identity of the Cultivated Yeongji 'Ganoderma lucidum' in Korea
