Title of article :
Acute Esophageal Necrosis as a Result of Taking Herbal Medicine
Author/Authors :
Zarei Jalalabadi ، Narjes Department Internal medicine - Imam Khomeini Hospital complexs - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Khajavirad ، Nasim Department Internal medicine - Imam Khomeini Hospital complexs - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Parsa ، Samaneh Department Internal medicine - Imam Khomeini Hospital complexs - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Karimpour Reyhan ، Sahar Department Internal medicine - Imam Khomeini Hospital complexs - Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Abstract :
Nowadays People use herbal medicines to try to maintain or improve their health but sometimes they cause side-effects and some herbal drug may also interact with medication. We reported a 37 -year-old man who presented to the emergency department with sever watery diarrhea, vomiting, dysphagia, bicytopenia, renal failure and Acute esophageal necrosis, also known as black esophagus which is a rare syndrome characterized by a striking diffuse circumferential black appearance of the esophageal mucosa that universally affects the distal esophagus, 2-days after use of herbal drug named suranjan. Suranjan is a herbal formulation used to treat Rheumatoid arthritis.
Keywords :
Herbal , Suranjan , Acute esophageal necrosis
Journal title :
Case Reports in Clinical Practice
Journal title :
Case Reports in Clinical Practice
