Toxicoderma due to Rhizoma coptidis

摘要: To the Editor: Unlike Western medicine, traditional Chinese medicine treats invisible functional or physiological disturbances. This is a bioenergy which aims to achieve electromagnetic, nutritional, and emotional balance in body, without use of drugs surgery. Its tools include acupuncture, herbs, manipulative massage (Tui Na), relaxation exercises (Tai Chi, Oigong), among others. In countries has traditionally been considered popular unscientific discipline, based on superstition, although, fact, more than 4000 years practice endorse its knowledge applications. More 5000 botanical species have identified classified basis their medicinal actions uses. Combinations herbs are commonly prescribed, rather individual species, order improve effectiveness reduce adverse effects. We present case 23-year-old man origin who attended emergency department with extensive skin lesions following ingestion known as Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis, Rhizoma coptidis) treat acne. The patient stated these were widely used his family that he himself had taken them previously no On this occasion appeared less 12 hours after single dose plant extract, signs infection herpes recurrence. According patient, not vaccinated recently any other drug herb. consisted