Unknown criminals for kidney: Acute interstitial nephritis due to lavender tea

Spanish Lavender is an herbal from the lavender family and is widely used among people for the belief that it cures various diseases. Acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) is one of the common causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). Although drugs are the most common cause of AIN, the frequency of reporti...

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Published in:Explore (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2023-11, Vol.19 (6), p.859-860
Main Authors: Ozer, Hakan, Sayan, Zeynep Aybike, Baloglu, Ismail, Ozturk, Yasin, Yonet, Fethi, Turkmen, Kultigin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute interstitial nephritis
Acute Kidney Injury - chemically induced
Acute Kidney Injury - complications
Adult
Criminals
Herbal
Humans
Kidney
Lavandula
Male
Nephritis, Interstitial - chemically induced
Nephritis, Interstitial - complications
Nephritis, Interstitial - diagnosis
Spanish lavender
Tea - adverse effects
Young Adult
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Summary:Spanish Lavender is an herbal from the lavender family and is widely used among people for the belief that it cures various diseases. Acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) is one of the common causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). Although drugs are the most common cause of AIN, the frequency of reporting AIN cases due to various herbals has been increasing in recent years. We present a 24-year-old male patient who developed AKI after consuming Spanish lavender tea to treat upper respiratory tract infection symptoms and was diagnosed with AIN. With this case report, we wanted to explain the fact that medicinal herbs, which are used frequently and carelessly today, can have serious consequences, as in acute interstitial nephritis associated with Spanish lavender.
ISSN:1550-8307
1878-7541
DOI:10.1016/j.explore.2023.06.008