Traditional medicine: a rare cause of lead poisoning in Western countries [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/2c6]

Traditional medicine: a rare cause of lead poisoning in Western countries [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/2c6]

A 42-year-old man from Bhutan was admitted to the emergency department with a 5-day history of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Enhanced abdominal CT scan was found negative, however laboratory tests showed hemolytic anemia and basophilic stippling which are often seen in lead and heavy metal po...

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Main Authors: Halima Muller, Simon Regard, Nicole Petriccioli, Omar Kherad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2013-11-01
Series:F1000Research
Subjects:
Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Social & Behavioral Determinants of Health
Online Access:http://f1000research.com/articles/2-250/v1
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spelling doaj-0f795c1268324ad7b1631c23b24c07862020-11-25T03:30:21ZengF1000 Research LtdF1000Research2046-14022013-11-01210.12688/f1000research.2-250.v13030Traditional medicine: a rare cause of lead poisoning in Western countries [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/2c6]Halima Muller0Simon Regard1Nicole Petriccioli2Omar Kherad3Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital de la Tour, Geneva, SwitzerlandService de Médecine Interne, Hôpital de la Tour, Geneva, SwitzerlandService de Médecine Interne, Hôpital de la Tour, Geneva, SwitzerlandService de Médecine Interne, Hôpital de la Tour, Geneva, SwitzerlandA 42-year-old man from Bhutan was admitted to the emergency department with a 5-day history of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Enhanced abdominal CT scan was found negative, however laboratory tests showed hemolytic anemia and basophilic stippling which are often seen in lead and heavy metal poisoning. Additional tests revealed a high level of lead in blood and urine. The patient was administered a chelator treatment with rapid improvement of the symptoms. A detailed interview revealed that the patient had been taking daily Bhutanese traditional medicines to treat a Bell’s palsy from which he had been suffering for a few months. The analysis of these medicines confirmed the presence of a high level of lead.http://f1000research.com/articles/2-250/v1Occupational & Environmental MedicineSocial & Behavioral Determinants of Health
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Omar Kherad
Traditional medicine: a rare cause of lead poisoning in Western countries [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/2c6]
F1000Research
Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Social & Behavioral Determinants of Health
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Simon Regard
Nicole Petriccioli
Omar Kherad
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title Traditional medicine: a rare cause of lead poisoning in Western countries [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/2c6]
title_short Traditional medicine: a rare cause of lead poisoning in Western countries [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/2c6]
title_full Traditional medicine: a rare cause of lead poisoning in Western countries [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/2c6]
title_fullStr Traditional medicine: a rare cause of lead poisoning in Western countries [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/2c6]
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title_sort traditional medicine: a rare cause of lead poisoning in western countries [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/2c6]
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description A 42-year-old man from Bhutan was admitted to the emergency department with a 5-day history of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Enhanced abdominal CT scan was found negative, however laboratory tests showed hemolytic anemia and basophilic stippling which are often seen in lead and heavy metal poisoning. Additional tests revealed a high level of lead in blood and urine. The patient was administered a chelator treatment with rapid improvement of the symptoms. A detailed interview revealed that the patient had been taking daily Bhutanese traditional medicines to treat a Bell’s palsy from which he had been suffering for a few months. The analysis of these medicines confirmed the presence of a high level of lead.
topic Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Social & Behavioral Determinants of Health
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