Respiratory failure in a neonate after folk treatment with broom bush (Retama raetam) extract.
作者信息
Schmid Tal, Turner Dan, Oberbaum Menachem, Finkelstein Yoram, Bass Roman, Kleid David
机构信息
Department of Pediatrics, Shaare-Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
出版信息
Pediatr Emerg Care. 2006 Feb;22(2):124-6. doi: 10.1097/01.pec.0000199560.96356.b0.
OBJECTIVES
To increase the awareness of intoxication by folk herbal remedies in the pediatric population.
METHODS
Case report of a 7-day-old baby boy admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit in a university-affiliated hospital.
RESULTS
The patient presented with respiratory failure and central nervous system depression. Specific questioning of the parents revealed consumption of folk herbal remedy by the neonate. Mechanical ventilation was used for 24 hours until normal activity level resumed.
CONCLUSIONS
The possibility of intoxication in a neonate should not be overlooked. Folk herbal remedies, especially if taken in larger than recommended amounts, may be hazardous. Accessible herbal and folk medicine data bank will contribute to a better treatment of patients having side effects of these remedies.
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