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18386765

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-4-4
pubmed:abstractText
We report two cases of Belgian women diagnose with a lead poisoning. Both patients presented with abdominal pain and a normochromic normocytic anaemia. The diagnosis was based on the clinical symptoms, the anaemia, the basophilic stippling of erythrocytes and the elevated blood lead level Upon further questioning, both patients reported the use of Ayurvedic medications. Toxicological analysis of the different pills revealed that, in both, the same orange-red pills contained a remarkably high amount of lead. Cases of lead poisoning associated with the use ofAyurvedic formulations are emerging around the world. However, to our knowledge, these are the first reported cases in Belgium.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-5512
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
63
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
42-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Safety of alternative medicines reconsidered: lead-induced anaemia caused by an indian ayurvedic formulation.
pubmed:affiliation
Klinisch Laboratorium, Imeldaziekenhuis, Imeldalaan 9, 2820 Bonheiden, Belgium. lizacreemers@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports