Severe lead poisoning caused by use of health supplements presenting as acute abdominal pain during pregnancy

Alireza A. Shamshirsaz; Jerome Yankowitz; Asha Rijhsinghani; Andrea Greiner; Sarah A. Holstein; Jennifer R. Niebyl

doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e31818f55d9

Severe lead poisoning caused by use of health supplements presenting as acute abdominal pain during pregnancy

Alireza A. Shamshirsaz, Jerome Yankowitz, Asha Rijhsinghani, Andrea Greiner, Sarah A. Holstein, Jennifer R. Niebyl

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The public and some health care providers regard complementary and alternative medications as safe. There is no scientific basis for that belief, but there is evidence of poor quality control and toxicity of some remedies. CASE: A white pregnant woman presented with diffuse, acute abdominal pain ultimately diagnosed as lead poisoning due to the use of traditional Asian Indian health supplements. CONCLUSION: Use of traditional medicines may extend beyond the ethnic group in which the traditional medicine originated. When symptoms warrant, poisoning with lead or other heavy metals should be considered in the differential diagnosis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	448-450
Number of pages	3
Journal	Obstetrics and gynecology
Volume	114
Issue number	2 PART 2 SUPPL.
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0b013e31818f55d9
State	Published - Aug 2009
Externally published	Yes

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Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Severe lead poisoning caused by use of health supplements presenting as acute abdominal pain during pregnancy. / Shamshirsaz, Alireza A.; Yankowitz, Jerome; Rijhsinghani, Asha; Greiner, Andrea; Holstein, Sarah A.; Niebyl, Jennifer R.

In: Obstetrics and gynecology, Vol. 114, No. 2 PART 2 SUPPL., 08.2009, p. 448-450.

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