Broadening the List of Differential Diagnosis for Acute Abdomen - a Case Report from Nepal

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...

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Published inEJIFCC Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 347 - 353
Main Authors Pant, Vivek, Gautam, Keyoor, Pyakurel, Devish, Shrestha, Aabha, Pradhan, Santosh, Joshi, Neeraj
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Italy The Communications and Publications Division (CPD) of the IFCC 01.11.2020
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Case Report
blood lead level
lead toxicity
acute abdomen
ayurvedic medicine
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ISSN1650-3414
1650-3414

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Summary: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.
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ISSN:1650-3414
1650-3414