| Literature DB >> 873137 |
A S Stillman, R Huxtable, P Consroe, P Kohnen, S Smith.
Abstract
An infant with documented hepatic veno-occlusive disease due to ingestion of pyrrolizidine alkaloids is presented. The alkaloids were ingested in the form of an herbal tea commonly used as a folk remedy among the Mexican-American population. Among these people, this herb is known as gordolobo yerba. The patient presented with acute hepatocellular disease and portal hypertension which progressed over 2 months to extensive hepatic fibrosis. Other potential causes of hepatic venous occlusion were absent.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID： 873137
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gastroenterology ISSN： 0016-5085 Impact factor: 22.682