%0 Journal Article
%T Hierbas medicinales y graves efectos adversos: Angioedema de ¨²vula causado por uso de Ecballium elaterium
%A Caiozzi A
%A Gianella
%A Cabrera T
%A Daniel
%A Mard¨®nez U
%A Jos¨¦ Miguel
%A Sald¨ªas P
%A Fernando
%J Revista m¨¦dica de Chile
%D 2002
%I Sociedad M¨¦dica de Santiago
%R 10.4067/S0034-98872002001200011
%X 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 m¨¦d chile 2002; 130: 1407-10
%K adverse drug reaction reporting systems
%K herbs
%K medicine
%K herbal
%K uvula.
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