Dysplastic changes in erythroid precursors as a manifestation of lead poisoning: report of a case and review of literature

Chenglan Lv; Yueyi Xu; Jing Wang; Xiaoyan Shao; Jian Ouyang; Juan Li

Dysplastic changes in erythroid precursors as a manifestation of lead poisoning: report of a case and review of literature

Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2015 Jan 1;8(1):818-23. eCollection 2015.

Authors

Chenglan Lv¹, Yueyi Xu¹, Jing Wang¹, Xiaoyan Shao¹, Jian Ouyang¹, Juan Li¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Hematology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Drumtower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, P. R. China.

PMID: 25755780
PMCID: PMC4348912

Abstract

Dysplastic changes in erythroid precursors occur not only in patients with hematologic diseases, but also those with other diseases. Here, we report on a patient that presented with dysplastic changes in erythroid precursors due to lead poisoning from the intake of Chinese folk remedies.

Keywords: Lead poisoning; bone marrow; dyserythropoiesis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Bone Marrow Cells / pathology
Chelation Therapy
Drugs, Chinese Herbal / adverse effects*
Erythrocytes / pathology*
Female
Hematopoietic Stem Cells / pathology*
Humans
Lead Poisoning / drug therapy
Lead Poisoning / etiology*
Lead Poisoning / pathology*
Middle Aged

Substances

Drugs, Chinese Herbal