Lead poisoning diagnosed by abdominal X-rays.
BACKGROUND
Adult lead poisoning due to ingested lead is uncommon.


METHODS
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.


CONCLUSIONS
Densities on abdominal X-ray may indicate ingested lead.
Kulshrestha
M K
MK
City Hospital NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
D000328:Adult; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008518:Medicine, East Asian Traditional; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal
D007854:Lead