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Advances in Nephropathy
Aristolochic acid nephropathy (AAN) is a global term including any form of toxic interstitial nephropathy that is caused either by the ingestion of plants containing aristolochic
acids (AA) as part of traditional phytotherapies or by the environmental contaminants
in food. Originally, AAN was reported in Belgium in individuals having ingested slimming pills containing powdered root extracts of a Chinese herb, Aristolochia fangchi.
However, it is estimated that exposure to AA affects thousands of people all over
the world, particularly in the Balkans, Taiwan and China
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