Severe arsenic poisoning due to Ayurvedic supplements

Patients that are taking Ayurvedic supplements have an increased risk of heavy metal toxicity. Lead, arsenic, and mercury are frequently identified in these supplements and can cause clinically significant toxicity. Clinicians should screen patients routinely for use of non‐pharmaceutical medication...

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Autores principales: Hardin, Jeremy, Seltzer, Justin, Suhandynata, Raymond, Spiegel, Benjamin, Silver, Robin, Thomas, Diane, Galust, Henrik, Friedman, Nathan, Clark, Richard, Momper, Jeremiah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10363841/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37492071
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7733
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Sumario:Patients that are taking Ayurvedic supplements have an increased risk of heavy metal toxicity. Lead, arsenic, and mercury are frequently identified in these supplements and can cause clinically significant toxicity. Clinicians should screen patients routinely for use of non‐pharmaceutical medications and supplements.

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