Data di Pubblicazione:
2011
Abstract:
A 23-year-old Indian male (50 kg body weight) presented to
the emergency department (ED) with 6 months history of
general malaise, anorexia, persistent griping abdominal pain
and loss of 15 kg of weight. An abdominal X-ray at
admission showed significant abdominal distension and
two radiopaque foreign bodies in the caecal and rectal region,
respectively. Further investigation revealed poisoning due to lead contaminated ayurvedic remedies.
the emergency department (ED) with 6 months history of
general malaise, anorexia, persistent griping abdominal pain
and loss of 15 kg of weight. An abdominal X-ray at
admission showed significant abdominal distension and
two radiopaque foreign bodies in the caecal and rectal region,
respectively. Further investigation revealed poisoning due to lead contaminated ayurvedic remedies.
Tipologia CRIS:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Lead poisoning; ayurvedic medicine; diagnosis; chelating therapy.
Elenco autori:
Giampreti, A; Bonetti, C; Lonati, D; Manzo, Luigi; Locatelli, C.
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