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Fulminant Liver Failure Associated with the Use of Black Cohosh

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  1. Departments of Gastroenterology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    Josh Levitsky MD & Michael F. Sorrell MD

  2. Departments of Pathology/ Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    James Wisecarver MD

  3. Gastro-Intestinal Associates, P.C., Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    Tyron A. Alli MD

  4. Section of Gastroenterology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983285 Nebraska Medical Center Drive, Omaha, Nebraska, 68198-3285, USA

    Michael F. Sorrell MD

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An erratum to this article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10620-007-9907-0.

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Levitsky, J., Alli, T.A., Wisecarver, J. et al. Fulminant Liver Failure Associated with the Use of Black Cohosh. Dig Dis Sci 50, 538–539 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-005-2470-7

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