A Case of Acute Lead Toxicity Associated with Siddha Medication
Sandheep Janardhanan *
Department of Gastroenterology Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Center, Melur Road Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625107 India.
Allwin James
Department of Gastroenterology Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Center, Melur Road Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625107 India.
Alagammai Palaniappan
Department of Gastroenterology Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Center, Melur Road Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625107 India.
Ramesh Ardhanari
Department of Gastroenterology Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Center, Melur Road Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625107 India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Siddha is an indigenous system of medicine practiced exclusively in South India.Some of these formulations have been postulated to cause heavy metal poisoning,like lead toxicity. Here we present a case of Siddha medicine induced lead toxicity causing intractable chronic abdominal pain.
Keywords: Abdominal pain, Blood Lead Levels (BLL), Dimercapol