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- Title
Oesophageal ulcer due to a herbal remedy.
- Authors
Naous, Jihane; Saab, Basem Roberto; Hamdan, Tarek Abou
- Abstract
Herbal-induced oesophageal lesions are rare. We report the case of an 85-year-old male who presented with cough and odynophagia. An upper endoscopy showed white deposit under the proximal oesophageal sphincter. Biopsy of the lesion revealed an oesophageal ulcer with adherent plant material and ruled-out candidiasis. At this point, the patient divulged self-preparation of an herbal remedy consisting of Aloe Vera pulp, whisky, honey, ginger and turmeric. Aloe Vera, ginger and turmeric are commonly used to sooth some gastroenterological symptoms in Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Incorrect extraction of Aloe Vera pulp and adding honey to it transformed the recipe into a sticky paste that may have injured the oesophageal mucosa. Follow-up showed that the cough and odynophagia subsided after discontinuing this herbal remedy.
- Subjects
ULCER diagnosis; GASTROINTESTINAL mucosa; ALOE; ALTERNATIVE medicine; BIOPSY; CANDIDIASIS; COUGH; DEGLUTITION disorders; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS diseases; GINGER; HERBAL medicine; HONEY; TURMERIC; ULCERS; TERMINATION of treatment; WOUNDS &; injuries; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Age & Ageing, 2019, Vol 48, Issue 2, p309
- ISSN
0002-0729
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ageing/afy174