Uvular edema caused by a herbal medicine. Report of one case;Hierbas medicinales y graves efectos adversos: Angioedema de úvula causado por uso de Ecballium elaterium

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 130, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1407-1410

  Caiozzi A, Gianella ^a   Cabrera T, Daniel ^a   Mardónez U, José Miguel ^a,b   Saldías P, Fernando ^a  

^a Rheumatology Service   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction reporting systems; Herbs; Medicine, herbal; Uvula

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE;

ADULT; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH DISEASE; PALATE; PHYTOTHERAPY; SELF MEDICATION;

ADULT; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIPRURITICS; BETAMETHASONE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH DISEASES; PHYTOTHERAPY; SELF MEDICATION; UVULA;

EID: 0037983266     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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