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Case Reports
. 2002 Aug 19;177(4):193-5.
doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04731.x.

Severe congenital lead poisoning in a preterm infant due to a herbal remedy

Paul A Tait  1 , Amish Vora, Simon James, D James Fitzgerald, Beverly A Pester
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Severe congenital lead poisoning in a preterm infant due to a herbal remedy

Paul A Tait et al. Med J Aust. .

Abstract

A preterm infant born to a woman with chronic lead poisoning was found to have the highest blood lead level recorded for a surviving neonate. Parenteral calcium disodium edetate, but not oral succimer, was effective in reducing the infant's lead burden in the neonatal period. An exposure assessment revealed the mother's long-term ingestion of lead-contaminated herbal tablets as the source.

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