Adult Lead Poisoning from a Herbal Medicine

Overview

Journal Saudi Med J

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2002 Jun 19

PMID 12070589

Citations 12

Authors

Abdulsalam S Ibrahim

Ali H Latif

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Abstract

A 56-year-old Indian lady presented with one week history of abdominal pain, jaundice and chronic polyarthralgia. She had evidence of hemolytic anemia and hepatitis. Her blood lead level was high and a peripheral blood film showed dense basophilic stippling. It is believed that the lead toxicity was due to the use of Indian herbal medicine.

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