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1: Pediatr Emerg Care. 2008 Apr;24(4):228-9. Links

Curanderismo: consequences of folk medicine.

DeBellonia RR, Marcus S, Shih R, Kashani J, Rella JG, Ruck B.

Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07101-1709, USA. rdebellonia@njpies.org

Curanderismo, folk medicine, is an important and common aspect of Hispanic culture. Its use is not well understood by US medical physicians and is often overlooked when Hispanic patients present to US hospitals. We present a case of isopropyl alcohol toxicity in a 4-year-old child due to the use of a curanderismo treatment of "espanto" (evil spirits).

PMID: 18418260 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]