The Forbidden Fruit: A Case of Tejocote (Crataegus mexicana) Supplement Toxicity
Supplement use continues to increase throughout the United States and as these compounds are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the side effect profiles are not well studied. Tejocote (Crataegus mexicana) is part of the hawthorn family and is a Mexican root supplement that is marketed...
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2023-08-01
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| description | Supplement use continues to increase throughout the United States and as these compounds are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the side effect profiles are not well studied. Tejocote (Crataegus mexicana) is part of the hawthorn family and is a Mexican root supplement that is marketed for weight loss. We describe the case of a patient who ingested tejocote and presented with weakness, nausea, bradycardia with an atrioventricular block, and drug-induced thrombocytopenia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-103af6dcc7d34109bea6a3df954250e42025-08-20T02:13:01ZengAmerican College of PhysiciansAnnals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases2767-76642023-08-012810.7326/aimcc.2023.0478The Forbidden Fruit: A Case of Tejocote (Crataegus mexicana) Supplement ToxicityCali Clark0Terrence Kelly1Kyle Mense2Shane Miller3Ashley Broce41Freeman Health System, Joplin, Missouri1Freeman Health System, Joplin, Missouri1Freeman Health System, Joplin, Missouri1Freeman Health System, Joplin, Missouri1Freeman Health System, Joplin, MissouriSupplement use continues to increase throughout the United States and as these compounds are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the side effect profiles are not well studied. Tejocote (Crataegus mexicana) is part of the hawthorn family and is a Mexican root supplement that is marketed for weight loss. We describe the case of a patient who ingested tejocote and presented with weakness, nausea, bradycardia with an atrioventricular block, and drug-induced thrombocytopenia.https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2023.0478 |
| spellingShingle | Cali Clark Terrence Kelly Kyle Mense Shane Miller Ashley Broce The Forbidden Fruit: A Case of Tejocote (Crataegus mexicana) Supplement Toxicity Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| title | The Forbidden Fruit: A Case of Tejocote (Crataegus mexicana) Supplement Toxicity |
| title_full | The Forbidden Fruit: A Case of Tejocote (Crataegus mexicana) Supplement Toxicity |
| title_fullStr | The Forbidden Fruit: A Case of Tejocote (Crataegus mexicana) Supplement Toxicity |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Forbidden Fruit: A Case of Tejocote (Crataegus mexicana) Supplement Toxicity |
| title_short | The Forbidden Fruit: A Case of Tejocote (Crataegus mexicana) Supplement Toxicity |
| title_sort | forbidden fruit a case of tejocote crataegus mexicana supplement toxicity |
| url | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2023.0478 |
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