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Case of Lead Poisoning Associated with Herbal Health Supplements

BACKGROUND. Lead poisoning is a chronic health condition arising from prolonged ingestion and exposure to lead above permissible limits. Although reported globally, developing countries like India and neighboring countries are amongst the most affected by lead. OBJECTIVES. The aim of the present stu...

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Autores principales: Mahdi, Abbas Ali, Ansari, Jamal Akhtar, Agarwal, Avinash, Ahmad, M. Kaleem, Siddiqui, Suhail Sarwar, Jafar, Tabrez, Venkatesh, Thuppil
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7731492/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33324511
http://dx.doi.org/10.5696/2156-9614-10.28.201214
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author Mahdi, Abbas Ali
Ansari, Jamal Akhtar
Agarwal, Avinash
Ahmad, M. Kaleem
Siddiqui, Suhail Sarwar
Jafar, Tabrez
Venkatesh, Thuppil
author_facet Mahdi, Abbas Ali
Ansari, Jamal Akhtar
Agarwal, Avinash
Ahmad, M. Kaleem
Siddiqui, Suhail Sarwar
Jafar, Tabrez
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description BACKGROUND. Lead poisoning is a chronic health condition arising from prolonged ingestion and exposure to lead above permissible limits. Although reported globally, developing countries like India and neighboring countries are amongst the most affected by lead. OBJECTIVES. The aim of the present study was to evaluate lead poisoning associated with herbal health supplements in a suspected case. MATERIALS AND METHODS. A 31-year-old male reported consuming sixteen different herbal health supplements. The case and supplements were assessed for lead levels. The patient came from one of the metro cities of Uttar Pradesh state, India. RESULTS. The blood lead level of the case was found to be 78.40 μg/dL, which was much higher than the permissible limit of ≤5 μg/dL. Moreover, one of the supplements was found to have a very high lead content. CONCLUSIONS. The present study demonstrated a case of lead poisoning which was very likely due to high lead content present in one of the supplements. The case had typical neurological signs of lead toxicity such as irritability, frequent headache, mental dullness, generalized pain, muscle weakness, numbness and tingling, and twitching and shaking of the legs while sleeping. PATIENT CONSENT. Obtained COMPETING INTERESTS. The authors declare no competing financial interests.
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spelling pubmed-77314922020-12-14 Case of Lead Poisoning Associated with Herbal Health Supplements Mahdi, Abbas Ali Ansari, Jamal Akhtar Agarwal, Avinash Ahmad, M. Kaleem Siddiqui, Suhail Sarwar Jafar, Tabrez Venkatesh, Thuppil J Health Pollut Case Report BACKGROUND. Lead poisoning is a chronic health condition arising from prolonged ingestion and exposure to lead above permissible limits. Although reported globally, developing countries like India and neighboring countries are amongst the most affected by lead. OBJECTIVES. The aim of the present study was to evaluate lead poisoning associated with herbal health supplements in a suspected case. MATERIALS AND METHODS. A 31-year-old male reported consuming sixteen different herbal health supplements. The case and supplements were assessed for lead levels. The patient came from one of the metro cities of Uttar Pradesh state, India. RESULTS. The blood lead level of the case was found to be 78.40 μg/dL, which was much higher than the permissible limit of ≤5 μg/dL. Moreover, one of the supplements was found to have a very high lead content. CONCLUSIONS. The present study demonstrated a case of lead poisoning which was very likely due to high lead content present in one of the supplements. The case had typical neurological signs of lead toxicity such as irritability, frequent headache, mental dullness, generalized pain, muscle weakness, numbness and tingling, and twitching and shaking of the legs while sleeping. PATIENT CONSENT. Obtained COMPETING INTERESTS. The authors declare no competing financial interests. Black Smith Institute 2020-12-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7731492/ /pubmed/33324511 http://dx.doi.org/10.5696/2156-9614-10.28.201214 Text en © Pure Earth 2020 This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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Ansari, Jamal Akhtar
Agarwal, Avinash
Ahmad, M. Kaleem
Siddiqui, Suhail Sarwar
Jafar, Tabrez
Venkatesh, Thuppil
Case of Lead Poisoning Associated with Herbal Health Supplements
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7731492/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33324511
http://dx.doi.org/10.5696/2156-9614-10.28.201214
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