Analysis of factors related to prognosis and death of fish bile poisoning in China: A retrospective study

Abstract

Ingestion of fish bile is believed to have medicinal properties and has been used in folk medicine in China, India, Japan and other Southeast Asian countries. 1-4 As early as in 1573, the famous ancient Chinese medicine book Compendium of Materia Medica recorded that the fish bile of black carp can treat eye diseases. 5 Some people believe the folk prescription recorded in the old books which indicate fish bile intake may benefit throat pain, hypertension, tracheitis, asthma, skin pruritus and improving eyesight. 6 However, individuals who consume fish bile, especially those living in rural areas, sporadically suffer from the toxicity of fish bile with acute renal failure and liver injury. 2 Besides, the ingestion of fish bile damages the heart and gastrointestinal tract and results in multiple organ dysfunction syndromes and occasional death. Although several studies have initiated to identify the toxic substances in fish bile, no standard recommendations

Acute renal failure and hepatopathy consequent upon ingestion of cooked gallbladder of Indian carp: A case report

“…Overall, it is observed that ARF is the most frequent complication responding well to hemodialysis, unlike fulminant hepatopathy, which is a frequent cause of mortality. [ 4 5 8 9 ]…”