TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Traditional medicine: a rare cause of lead poisoning in Western countries
JO  - F1000Research
A1  - Muller, Halima
A1  - Regard, Simon
A1  - Petriccioli, Nicole
A1  - Kherad, Omar
SP  - 250
EP  - 250
VL  - 2
IS  - 
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2046-1402
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.2-250.v1
ID  - ref1
ER  -