Altered mental status and delayed serious allergic reaction after drinking the boiled water of nettle (Urtica dioica)

Zeytin A. T., Ergun N., Cevik A. A., Ozcelik H.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.8, no.3, pp.137-139, 2008 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.137-139
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Members of nettle family plants (Urticaceae) are frequently found in Anatolia. In Turkey, the most seen kind is Urtica dioica. The people believe that the nettle is useful in cancer therapy, diseases of pancreas, high blood sugar and common cold. Although local allergic reactions of nettle is well known, altered mental status and delayed serious allergic reactions has not been reported yet. In the case report, we report a case of altered mental status and a delayed serious allergic reaction due to the ingestion of boiled nettle water.