Adult Lead Poisoning from an Asian Remedy for Menstrual Cramps – Connecticut, 1997

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• Personal Author:
  Fornes R ; Jung BC ; Lo D ; Materna B ; Morrissey-Ross M ; Nicaj L
• Description:
  Follow-back procedures to determine the source of elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) are integral parts of the CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance program (ABLES) in 27 states. Although an estimated 90%-95% of cases of elevated BLLs reported to the states in the ABLES program result from occupational exposures, nonoccupational exposures also are identified by this system. This report describes a case of adult lead poisoning attributed to an Asian remedy for menstrual cramps, "Koo Sar" pills, following an investigation by the Adult Lead Registry of the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CDPH), Division of Environmental Epidemiology and Occupational Health. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Lead Lead Poisoning Menstruation Disturbances Metals Metals, Heavy Occupational Health Poisoning Safety
• Keywords:
  Blood-poisoning Heavy-metal-poisoning Heavy-metals Lead-poisoning Medicinal-chemicals Menstrual-disorders Metal-poisoning
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  27-29
• Volume:
  48
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20027444
• Citation:
  MMWR 1999 Jan; 48(2):27-29
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1999
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183009/cdc_183009_DS1.pdf
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