Three Cases of Lead Toxicity Associated with Consumption of Ayurvedic Medicines |
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| Authors: | A Raviraja G N Vishal Babu Anusha Sehgal Robert B Saper Innocent Jayawardene Chitra J Amarasiriwardena T Venkatesh |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Biochemistry, St. John’s Medical College, Koramangala, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560034, India;(2) Department of Biochemistry, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka, 570021, India;(3) Department of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA;(4) Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA |
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| Abstract: | Ayurveda is a traditional form of medicine used by majority of the Indians. Here we report three cases of lead toxicity, following
intake of Ayurvedic medicines. Three patients presented with blood lead levels (BLLs) of 122.4, 115 and 42.8 μg/dl respectively
at the time of hospitalization. The first case was chelated with D- penicillamine, the second with calcium disodium ethylene
diamino tetra acetate (EDTA) and the third with environmental intervention and education. Associated Ayurvedic products were
collected from patients and analyzed for metallic concentration. Cessation of Ayurvedic medication along with chelation, nutritional
intervention and education, reduced the BLL to 27.4 μg/dl in the first case after 1 year, 21.1 μg/dl after 9 months in the
second and 18.2 μg/dl after 6 months in the third case. |
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| Keywords: | Lead toxicity Ayurvedic medicine Abdominal pain Chelation Blood lead level |
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