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- Title
Kambô-Induced Systemic Inflammatory Response: A Case Report of Acute Disease Progression of Cholangiocarcinoma.
- Authors
Peleg Hasson, Shira; Shachar, Eliya; Kessner, Rivka; Shpigel, Shulim; Wolf, Ido
- Abstract
Kambô is a cleansing ritual involving the application of a toxin produced by the giant leaf frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor). The Kambô ritual has increasingly been adopted among cancer patients in Europe. Accumulating data indicate various adverse effects. We report another severe adverse reaction to Kambô, a systemic inflammatory response syndrome mimicking disease progression in a patient with cholangiocarcinoma. We describe a systemic reaction to Kambô, manifested as tachycardia, tachypnea, impaired liver cholestatic enzymes, and enlargement of lymphadenopathy mimicking disease progression. The clinical features and onset of symptoms, the rapid reaction, and the lack of other identified causes make the diagnosis of Kambô-induced SIRS highly probable. This case report calls for future studies examining standard oncological care such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy in conjunction with alternative therapy. Additionally, greater awareness and physician education should be promoted, encouraging inquiry of oncology patients' administration of alternative, complementary, and integrative medicine.
- Subjects
DISEASE progression; PHYSICAL diagnosis; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; SYSTEMIC inflammatory response syndrome; METASTASIS; WEIGHT loss; ABDOMINAL pain; ACUTE diseases; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
Integrative Cancer Therapies, 2021, Vol 20, p1
- ISSN
1534-7354
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1534735421999106