Severe acute hepatitis associated with intake of Aloe vera tea;Hepatitis aguda grave asociada al consumo de té de Aloe vera

Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 436-438

  Curciarello, José ^a,b   De Ortúzar, Silvia ^a   Borzi, Silvia ^a   Bosia, Daniel ^a  

^a Hospital Prof Rodolfo Rossi La Plata   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; IBUPROFEN; PROTHROMBIN; SULTAMICILLIN;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ALOE VERA; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CASE REPORT; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; TEA; ALOE; BEVERAGE; HOSPITALIZATION; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ADULT; ALOE; BEVERAGES; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 58149396371     PISSN: 02105705     EISSN: 15789519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13125590     Document Type: Article

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