Hierbas medicinales y graves efectos adversos: Angioedema de úvula causado por uso de Ecballium elaterium
Herbal medicine is a growing alternative for established medicine. Many plants and herbs are currently in use for a myriad of diseases and symptoms. However, there are many reports in the literature of life-threatening adverse effects of these drugs. We report a 39 years old male, that consulted for...
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oai:scielo:S0034-988720020012000112003-02-05Hierbas medicinales y graves efectos adversos: Angioedema de úvula causado por uso de Ecballium elateriumCaiozzi A,GianellaCabrera T,DanielMardónez U,José MiguelSaldías P,Fernando Adverse drug reaction reporting systems Herbs Medicine, herbal Uvula Herbal medicine is a growing alternative for established medicine. Many plants and herbs are currently in use for a myriad of diseases and symptoms. However, there are many reports in the literature of life-threatening adverse effects of these drugs. We report a 39 years old male, that consulted for pain in the nostrils and severe nasal obstruction, that appeared two hours after instilling Ecballium elaterirum in the nostrils. On physical examination, uvular edema was observed. The patient was successfully managed with intravenous betametasone and chlorphenamine (Rev Méd Chile 2002; 130: 1407-10info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.130 n.12 20022002-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872002001200011es10.4067/S0034-98872002001200011 |
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Herbal medicine is a growing alternative for established medicine. Many plants and herbs are currently in use for a myriad of diseases and symptoms. However, there are many reports in the literature of life-threatening adverse effects of these drugs. We report a 39 years old male, that consulted for pain in the nostrils and severe nasal obstruction, that appeared two hours after instilling Ecballium elaterirum in the nostrils. On physical examination, uvular edema was observed. The patient was successfully managed with intravenous betametasone and chlorphenamine (Rev Méd Chile 2002; 130: 1407-10 |
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Caiozzi A,Gianella Cabrera T,Daniel Mardónez U,José Miguel Saldías P,Fernando |
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Caiozzi A,Gianella Cabrera T,Daniel Mardónez U,José Miguel Saldías P,Fernando |
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Caiozzi A,Gianella |
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Hierbas medicinales y graves efectos adversos: Angioedema de úvula causado por uso de Ecballium elaterium |
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Hierbas medicinales y graves efectos adversos: Angioedema de úvula causado por uso de Ecballium elaterium |
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Hierbas medicinales y graves efectos adversos: Angioedema de úvula causado por uso de Ecballium elaterium |
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Hierbas medicinales y graves efectos adversos: Angioedema de úvula causado por uso de Ecballium elaterium |
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Hierbas medicinales y graves efectos adversos: Angioedema de úvula causado por uso de Ecballium elaterium |
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hierbas medicinales y graves efectos adversos: angioedema de úvula causado por uso de ecballium elaterium |
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Sociedad Médica de Santiago |
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