Hepatotoxicity of illegal home-made alcohols


Goekce H., AKÇAN R., Celikel A., Zeren C., Ortanca I., Demirkiran S.

JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE, vol.43, pp.85-89, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Objective and aim: : Alcohol-related hepatotoxicity is not only caused by excessive alcohol consumption but also caused and even accelerated by hepatotoxic ingredients other than ethanol. Concentrations of hepatotoxic substances might be significantly high, particularly in illegally produced home-made alcohols. In this study we aim to analyze the hepatotoxic effects of a home-made alcohol traditionally called "bogma raki" in Turkey.