[Hepatic veno-occlusive disease: report of a case].
| Autor: | Magnabosco EM; Sextanista do Curso de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria., Rivera ML, Prolla IR, de Verney YM, de Mello ES |
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| Jazyk: | portugalština |
| Zdroj: | Jornal de pediatria [J Pediatr (Rio J)] 1997 Mar-Apr; Vol. 73 (2), pp. 115-8. |
| DOI: | 10.2223/jped.518 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: To alert the pediatricians about a disease caused by herbal teas considered harmless. Methods: Report of a case of Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease in a child and review of the literature (MEDLINE and LILACS). Results: Description of a case of a sudden beginning portal hypertension, secondary to Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease in a 2 year and 5 month-old-patient, coming from Cruz Alta-RS-Brazil, after a chronic consumption of herbal tea called "maria-mole" (Senecio brasiliensis), which contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids, known as hepatotoxic. After an adequate treatment, the patient presented a complete clinical and laboratorial recovery, and nowadays he doesńt show any symptoms anymore. Conclusions: Prevention of this disease depends on its divulgation among physicians and the general population, and the knowledge of toxic effects of many "innocuous" teas. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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