J Trop Med Hyg. 1978 Sep; 81(9): 177-9.

Aplastic anaemia and optic fundus haemorrhages due to traditional herbal remedies.

Lowenthal MN, Jones IG, Desai M.

Aplastic anaemia as a consequence of use of traditional African herbal remedies in Zambia is reported in 5 cases. Three patients died. A feature of the haemorrhagic tendency from severe thrombocytopenia was optic fundus and vitreous haemorrhage.