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Lead poisoning diagnosed by abdominal X-rays
1City Hospital NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Journal of Toxicology. Clinical Toxicology
|January 1, 1996
Abstract
Background:
Adult lead poisoning due to ingested lead is uncommon.
Case Report:
A 27-year-old woman had abdominal pain with radiodensities of the bowel contents and a blood lead of 70 micrograms/dL. A traditional medicine, Deshi Dewa, consumed as a fertility pill was incriminated.
Conclusion:
Densities on abdominal X-ray may indicate ingested lead.