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Trombocitopenia Amegacariocítica Adquirida secundaria a la ingesta de Saw Palmetto ¿Casualidad o causalidad? / Acquired amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia secondary to the ingestion of Saw Palmetto. Coincidence or causality?
Chiang, H; González-Guzmán, M. C.
Affiliation
  • Chiang, H; Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga. Unidad de Hematología. EC
  • González-Guzmán, M. C; Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga. Unidad de Reumatología. EC
Hematología (B. Aires) ; 27(3): 76-78, ago. 2023. graf
Article in Es | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1574964
Responsible library: AR1.1
RESUMEN
Resumen El Saw Palmetto es un producto natural procesado de la planta Serenoa repens, de uso medicinal en pacientes con hiperplasia prostática benigna (HPB), sin aprobación por la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA), pero avalado en algunos países de la Unión Europea. Presentamos el caso de un paciente con trombocitopenia amegacariocítica adquirida secundaria al consumo de Saw Palmetto, con manejo terapéutico inicial con corticoides e inmunoglobulinas por presunción clínica de trombocitopenia inmune (PTI).
ABSTRACT
Abstract Saw Palmetto (sabal) is a natural product processed from the Serenoa repens plant, for medicinal use in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia, not approved by the FDA, but endorsed in some countries of the European Union. We present the case of a patient with acquired amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia with a history of Saw Palmetto intake, with a preliminary clinical impression of immune thrombocytopenia.
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Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Language: Es Journal: Hematología (B. Aires) Journal subject: HEMATOLOGIA Year: 2023 Type: Article

Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Language: Es Journal: Hematología (B. Aires) Journal subject: HEMATOLOGIA Year: 2023 Type: Article