title: Dysplastic changes in erythroid precursors as a manifestation of lead poisoning: report of a case and review of literature.
abstract: Dysplastic changes in erythroid precursors occur not only in patients with hematologic diseases, but also those with other diseases. Here, we report on a patient that presented with dysplastic changes in erythroid precursors due to lead poisoning from the intake of Chinese folk remedies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Drumtower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Chenglan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Drumtower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yueyi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Drumtower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Drumtower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Drumtower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ouyang
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Drumtower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000473:pathology; D015913:Chelation Therapy; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal
keywords: Lead poisoning; bone marrow; dyserythropoiesis