Hierbas medicinales y graves efectos adversos: Angioedema de úvula causado por uso de Ecballium elaterium

dc.creator	Caiozzi A,Gianella
dc.creator	Cabrera T,Daniel
dc.creator	Mardónez U,José Miguel
dc.creator	Saldías P,Fernando
dc.date	2002-12-01
dc.date.accessioned	2020-02-17T15:28:59Z
dc.date.available	2020-02-17T15:28:59Z
dc.identifier	https://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872002001200011
dc.identifier.uri	https://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/128249
dc.description	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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dc.language	es
dc.publisher	Sociedad Médica de Santiago
dc.relation	10.4067/S0034-98872002001200011
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.source	Revista médica de Chile v.130 n.12 2002
dc.subject	Adverse drug reaction reporting systems
dc.subject	Herbs
dc.subject	Medicine, herbal
dc.subject	Uvula
dc.title	Hierbas medicinales y graves efectos adversos: Angioedema de úvula causado por uso de Ecballium elaterium