Citation

Stillman AS, Huxtable R, Consroe P, Kohnen P, Smith S. Gastroenterology 1977; 73(2): 349-352.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1977, American Gastroenterological Association, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

873137

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.

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