Toxic Effects of Rhamnus alaternus: A Rare Case Report
Joint Authors
Ben Ghezala, H.
Chaouali, N.
Gana, I.
Snouda, S.
Nouioui, A.
Belwaer, I.
Ouali, J.
Kaddour, M.
Masri, W.
Ben Salah, D.
Amira, D.
Ghorbal, H.
Hedhili, A.
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-07-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In Tunisia, there are about 478 species of plants commonly used in folk medicine.
Medicinal plants and herbal remedies used are responsible for 2% of intoxications listed by Tunisian National Poison Center.
Most cases are related to confusion between edible plants and toxic plants lookalikes or to an excessive consumption of therapeutic plants.
We report the case of a 58-year-old man admitted to the Emergency Department of the Regional Hospital of Zaghouan (Tunisia), with renal failure and rhabdomyolysis.
The patient reported having daily consumption of a homemade tea based on Mediterranean Buckthorn roots, during the last 6 months to treat type 2 diabetes.
The aim of this work was to establish an association between the consumption of the herbal remedy and the occurrence of both renal failure and rhabdomyolysis.
No similar cases have been reported in recent literature.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ben Ghezala, H.& Chaouali, N.& Gana, I.& Snouda, S.& Nouioui, A.& Belwaer, I.…[et al.]. 2015. Toxic Effects of Rhamnus alaternus: A Rare Case Report. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058441
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ben Ghezala, H.…[et al.]. Toxic Effects of Rhamnus alaternus: A Rare Case Report. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058441
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ben Ghezala, H.& Chaouali, N.& Gana, I.& Snouda, S.& Nouioui, A.& Belwaer, I.…[et al.]. Toxic Effects of Rhamnus alaternus: A Rare Case Report. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058441
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058441
