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KMID : 1041720130250010037
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Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
2013 Volume.25 No. 1 p.37 ~ p.37
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A Case of Lead Poisoning due to a Mixture of Talisman Ash
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Ye Han-Hui
Jeong Jae-Uk
Baek Nak-Joon
Choi Chang-Yul
Jeon Man-Joong
Sakong Joon
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Abstract
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Background: Lead is a metal that has no biological function useful for the human body. In Korea, non-occupational exposure to lead has mostly occurred through taking oriental medicine. However, in this paper we report a case of lead poisoning caused by ingesting talisman material.
Case presentation: A 16-year-old male patient complained of severe abdominal pain after taking cinnabar, a talisman material. He was diagnosed with lead poisoning accompanied by acute hepatitis. We confirmed that the cinnabar the patient took contained about 10% elemental lead. After symptom management, the patients’ symptoms, liver function test results, and blood lead concentration level improved.
Conclusion: Lead poisoning can be accompanied by hepatitis, although rarely. As we have confirmed that cinnabar as a talisman material is harmful to the human body, measures to prevent its misuse are needed.
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KEYWORD
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Lead poisoning, Talisman, Cinnabar, Acute hepatitis
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