Broadening the List of Differential Diagnosis for Acute Abdomen - a Case Report from Nepal.
acute abdomen
ayurvedic medicine
blood lead level
lead toxicity
Journal
EJIFCC
ISSN: 1650-3414
Titre abrégé: EJIFCC
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 101092742
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2020
Nov 2020
Historique:
entrez:
30
12
2020
pubmed:
31
12
2020
medline:
31
12
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
When a patient has an acute abdominal pain, it is important to identify if the underlying cause is life threatening. To that end, a thorough medical history and relevant investigation will be pivotal. Here we report a case of lead toxicity where the patient presented with an acute abdomen following intake of Ayurvedic medicines. The baseline blood lead level was 82.3 μg/dl. The Ayurvedic medicines when analyzed for its lead content, revealed high lead concentration. We observed that the cessation of Ayurvedic medication along with D-penicillamine therapy was beneficial in reducing the blood lead level and in alleviating abdominal pain. Our findings implicate the need of awareness program regarding the potential health hazards associated with the use Ayurvedic medicines.
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
347-353Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC). All rights reserved.
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