TY - JOUR T1 - A case of veno-occlusive disease of the liver in Britain associated with herbal tea consumption. JF - Journal of Clinical Pathology JO - J Clin Pathol SP - 788 LP - 794 DO - 10.1136/jcp.29.9.788 VL - 29 IS - 9 AU - J McGee AU - R S Patrick AU - C B Wood AU - L H Blumgart Y1 - 1976/09/01 UR - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/29/9/788.abstract N2 - Veno-occlusive disease of the liver with clinical and pathological features similar to those of the condition occurring in the Caribbean is described in a young woman resident in Britain. The diagnosis was made from liver biopsies and hepatic venography and was confirmed at necropsy. Small amounts of pyrroliziding alkaloids were recovered from a sample of mate (Paraguay) tea, owned by the patient, to which she was addicted. It seems probable that the consumption of large amounts of this tea over a period of years was the cause of the hepatic disease. ER -