A case of veno-occlusive disease of the liver in Britain associated with herbal tea consumption.
- 1 September 1976
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 29 (9) , 788-794
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.29.9.788
Abstract
Veno-occlusive disease of the liver with clinical and pathological features similar to those of the condition occurring in the Caribbean is described in a young woman resident in Britain. The diagnosis was made from liver biopsies and hepatic venography and was confirmed at necropsy. Small amounts of pyrroliziding alkaloids were recovered from a sample of mate (Paraguay) tea, owned by the patient, to which she was addicted. It seems probable that the consumption of large amounts of this tea over a period of years was the cause of the hepatic disease.Keywords
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