HERBAL MEDICINE-ASSOCIATED LEAD-INTOXICATION

Authors
HASEGAWA S NAKAYAMA K IWAKIRI K AN E GOMI S DAN K KATSUMATA M MINAMI M WAKABAYASHI I
Citation
S. Hasegawa et al., HERBAL MEDICINE-ASSOCIATED LEAD-INTOXICATION, Internal medicine, 36(1), 1997, pp. 56-58
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Internal medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
09182918
Volume
36
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
56 - 58
Database
ISI
SICI code
0918-2918(1997)36:1<56:HML>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A female patient visited our hospital with abdominal pain and anemia, Examination for a gastrointestinal disease gave no diagnostic informat ion. Laboratory studies of the parameters of heme biosynthesis reveale d an enzymatic inhibition by lead, The diagnosis of lead poisoning was confirmed by detection of an elevated blood lead level, Excessive lea d ingestion was thought to be caused by herbal medicines and/or by an earthen teapot.