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Chronic Ayurvedic medicine use associated with major and fatal congenital abnormalities
Author(s) -
Wong Anselm,
Dargan Paul,
Koutsogiannis Zeff,
Sokol Jenni,
Ramkrishna Jayshree,
Greene Shaun L
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja15.00636
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , intensive care medicine
Although there are potential associations between lead exposure during pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes, there are limited data on whether in-utero lead exposure is associated with major congenital abnormalities. We describe a case of a major congenital renal abnormality, which resulted in severe pulmonary hypoplasia and neonatal death, that was potentially associated with maternal chronic lead ingestion via an Ayurvedic medicine throughout pregnancy.