A case of veno-occlusive disease of the liver in Britain associated with herbal tea consumption.
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.
D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology; D001706:Biopsy; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006529:Hepatomegaly / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D010239:Paraguay; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D011763:Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012606:Scotland; D013577:Syndrome
D010936:Plant Extracts; D011763:Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids