Case Report: Severe lead poisoning due to exposure to ayurvedic herbal medicine
The case is a striking example of the significant health risks due to heavy metal contamination in ayurveda products. Better strategies to control the composition of ayurvedic products and educate families about their possible heavy metal contamination are essential to reduce the risk of lead poisoning.
Authors
- Tobias F. Feuchtinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8517-9681)
- Fred M. Henretig
- Simone Hettmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1709-4448)
- Luke Yip
- Ayami Yoshimi-Nöllke
- Alexander Puzik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1432-5183)
- Sarah Salou
- Charlotte Niemeyer
- Gabriella Cericola
- Siegfried Krell
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- University of Bremen (DE)
- University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
- National Center for Environmental Health (US)
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (DE)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-10-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1692561
- Primary Topic
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry