Hepatotoxicity associated with consumption of arnica. Case report
Abstract
Objective: To report a case of Toxic hepatitis associate with consumption of Arnica. Methods: The patient was accepted at consult and revised his medical history in third care attention medical center in February of 2010. Moreover was consulted systematically the bibliography at Pubmed since 1966. Results: against popular belief, the herbs remedies are far from to be safety; it has high hepatic toxicity risk in many with fatality consequences. Conclusion: A main reasons for the consumption of herbáis remedies is its widely availed and its use without medical order.Downloads
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