Herbal medicine-associated lead intoxication.
Intern Med
; 36(1): 56-8, 1997 Jan.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9058103
ABSTRACT
A female patient visited our hospital with abdominal pain and anemia. Examination for a gastrointestinal disease gave no diagnostic information. Laboratory studies of the parameters of heme biosynthesis revealed an enzymatic inhibition by lead. The diagnosis of lead poisoning was confirmed by detection of an elevated blood lead level. Excessive lead ingestion was thought to be caused by herbal medicines and/or by an earthen teapot.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Métodos Terapêuticos e Terapias MTCI:
Terapias_biologicas
Assunto principal:
Intoxicação por Chumbo
/
Fitoterapia
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Intern Med
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article