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A case of lead poisoning is presented and recent litures are reviewed. A 47 year. old male had been admitted to Ewha Womans . University Hospital in March´ 1988 with chief complaints of abdominal colic & distention, nausea and tingling sensation of lower extremities after ingestion of herb pills (HAE GU SIN). Laboratory examinations are as follows anemia with hypocromic, microcytic, basophilic stippling of erythrocytes in peripheral blood and bone marrow. Blood level of lead was 34.6 mcg/dl, urine level of lead was 128.4 mcg/L, coproporphyrine and -ALA in 24 hours urine were 270.8 mcg/L, 19.9 mg/L respectively. After treatment with BAL for 1 day, blood level of dead was 30.4mcg/dl, urine level of lead was 2988.6 mcg/L, coproporphyrine and GALA in 24hours urine were increased to 667.2 mcg/L, 5.5mg/L respectively and quantitative analysis of herb pills revealed 10% of containing lead.
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