Skin Breakdown and Blisters from Senna-Containing Laxatives in Young Children

Skin Breakdown and Blisters from Senna-Containing Laxatives in Young Children

BACKGROUND: At the direction of the Food and Drug Administration, phenolphthalein was removed from all over-the-counter laxatives in 1999. Phenolphthalein was then replaced in most laxative products with the natural product senna from Cassia acutifolia Delile, which contains various anthraquinones....

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Veröffentlicht in:The Annals of pharmacotherapy 2003-05, Vol.37 (5), p.636-639
Hauptverfasser: Spiller, Henry A, Winter, Mark L, Weber, Julie A, Krenzelok, Edward P, Anderson, Deborah L, Ryan, Mark L
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological and medical sciences
Blister - chemically induced
Blister - pathology
Buttocks - pathology
Cathartics - adverse effects
Diaper Rash - pathology
Diapers, Infant
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Medical sciences
Perineum - pathology
Senna Extract - adverse effects
Skin - drug effects
Skin - pathology
Skin Diseases - chemically induced
Skin Diseases - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:BACKGROUND: At the direction of the Food and Drug Administration, phenolphthalein was removed from all over-the-counter laxatives in 1999. Phenolphthalein was then replaced in most laxative products with the natural product senna from Cassia acutifolia Delile, which contains various anthraquinones. No data are available on the safety of senna use in children
ISSN:1060-0280
1542-6270
DOI:10.1345/aph.1C439