This report describes a case of severe methemoglobinemia in a baby fed with a homemade decoction of silverbeet (Beta vulgaris L. var. cicla). Lay people and health professionals must be aware of possible risks associated with the use of folk herbal remedies in infants that, despite being natural, may be not as safe as claimed
A Case of Severe Methemoglobinemia in a Baby Fed Homemade Decoction of Silverbeet / P.A. Moro, M. Benedetti, P. Biban, F. Cassetti, F. Milani, F. Menniti-Ippolito, R. Raschetti, F. Menniti-ippolito, R. Raschetti. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CASE REPORTS IN MEDICINE. - ISSN 2327-3542. - 2013:(2013), pp. 394945.1-394945.4. [10.5171/2013.394945]
A Case of Severe Methemoglobinemia in a Baby Fed Homemade Decoction of Silverbeet
F. Milani;
2013
Abstract
This report describes a case of severe methemoglobinemia in a baby fed with a homemade decoction of silverbeet (Beta vulgaris L. var. cicla). Lay people and health professionals must be aware of possible risks associated with the use of folk herbal remedies in infants that, despite being natural, may be not as safe as claimed
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