Adrenal suppression following herbal remedy for rheumatoid arthritis

A patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis who had extreme adrenal suppression as a result of chronic use of herbal medicines presented with complications of adrenal suppression such as muscle weakness. He also had psychiatric disturbances such as confusion and suicidal tendency. Steroids in the...

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Autores principales: Premkumar, Balasekar, Murthy, Muppavarapu Srinivasa, Rajagopal, Karuppasamy, Nagaprabu, Vadivelmurugan Nagasubramani, Ponugupati, Sree Madhuri
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4419244/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25969663
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.155493
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Sumario:A patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis who had extreme adrenal suppression as a result of chronic use of herbal medicines presented with complications of adrenal suppression such as muscle weakness. He also had psychiatric disturbances such as confusion and suicidal tendency. Steroids in the herbal medication were found and hence there exists a need for investigation into their safety and efficacy.

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