title: Hypoglycaemia related to ingestion of a herbal remedy.
abstract: We present the case of a 78-year-old diabetic man who was brought to the emergency department because of an episode of hypoglycaemia after taking a herbal remedy for benign prostatic hypertrophy. Patients with multiple comorbidities may well take nonprescribed medication, including herbal remedies, with deleterious effects. If physicians do not specifically ask patients about alternative and complementary medicines, they may be missed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK. drdan@cantab.net
authors.forename: Daniel P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Edgcumbe
authors.forename: Duncan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McAuley
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000188:drug therapy; D026982:Urtica dioica / Q000009:adverse effects