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Aloe vera induced toxic colitis in a breast-feeding baby: a case report
- Source :
- Case Reports in Perinatal Medicine. 2:69-70
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2013.
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Abstract
- Aloe vera is a plant that is commonly used as an alternative or complementary medicine. We present a case in which we believe maternal consumption of an aloe vera cordial led to toxic colitis in her breastfeeding infant. To our knowledge, a similar case has not been previously reported.
- Subjects :
- Embryology
medicine.medical_specialty
biology
business.industry
Obstetrics and Gynecology
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
Gastroenterology
Aloe vera
hemic and lymphatic diseases
Internal medicine
Shock (circulatory)
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
medicine
Toxic colitis
medicine.symptom
Colitis
business
Breast feeding
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 21928959 and 21928932
- Volume :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Perinatal Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........f3b0208d457701f8ee14995094626009
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1515/crpm-2013-0021