Acta Med. 2005, 48: 91-94

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2018.38

Bone Marrow Necrosis: A Rare Complication of Herbal Treatment with Hypericum Perforatum (St. John’s Wort)

Yusuf Ziya Demiroglua, Tuba Turunc Yetera, Can Bogab, Hakan Ozdogub, Ebru Kizilkilicb, Nebil Balc, Ilhan Tuncerc, Hande Arsland

aUniversity of Baskent, School of Medicine, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Adana, Turkey
bUniversity of Baskent, School of Medicine, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, Department of Hematology, Adana, Turkey
cUniversity of Baskent, School of Medicine, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, Department of Pathology, Adana, Turkey
dUniversity of Baskent, School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey

Received November 1, 2004
Accepted May 1, 2005

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