Severe liver injury due to Epsom salt naturopathy
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Severe liver injury due to Epsom salt naturopathy.
Philips CA, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-221718 Description A 38-year-old non-alcoholic, non-diabetic man with gallstone disease was prescribed three tablespoons of Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate crystals) with lukewarm water for 15 days for ‘stone dissolution’ by a naturopathy practitioner. He developed loss of appetite and darkening of urine from the 12th day on treatment and...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-221718