Acute Hepatitis Induced by Lyprinol, the Lipid Extract of the Green-Lipped Mussel (Perna canaliculus), in a Patient with Polyarthrosis.

Abstract

Lyprinol, the lipid extract of the green-lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus), is a readily and freely available agent with a putative anti-inflammatory impact. It has already found application as a complementary and supplementary treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, and cancer. So far no major side effects for Lyprinol have been reported, yet. Here, we present the case of a 76-year-old woman with acutely exacerbating abdominal pain and highly elevated liver transaminases while taking Lyprinol as a complementary treatment of polyarthrosis.

• Authors: Amr Abdulazim, Marion Hädrich, Matteo Montani, Nasser Semmo
• Journal: Case reports in hepatology (Case Reports Hepatol) Vol. 2012 Pg. 135146 ( 2012) ISSN: 2090-6587 [Print] United States
• PMID: 25954550 (Publication Type: Journal Article)