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Paediatrics
Routine paediatric lead screening questionnaires may not fully capture current risk factors
  1. Priyanka S Jadhav1,
  2. Michelle Leff2 and
  3. Helen Chiehyu Wang2
  1. 1 University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
  2. 2 Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Helen Chiehyu Wang; ms.helencwang{at}gmail.com

Abstract

Elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) affect a third of the worldwide paediatric population. Current screening tools in the USA focus primarily on exposure to lead-based paint. We describe a case of elevated BLL in a US-born paediatric patient from contaminated turmeric purchased abroad. There has been increasing evidence that imported spices and products are sources of lead due to fewer regulations abroad. Current lead screening questionnaires need to be reconsidered, as they may not fully capture non-traditional risk factors associated with lead poisoning.

  • Exposures
  • Preventative pediatrics
  • Toxicology
  • Public health

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2024-263791

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    • Contributors The following authors were responsible for drafting of the text, sourcing and editing of clinical images, investigation results, drawing original diagrams and algorithms and critical revision for important intellectual content: HCW, ML and PSJ. The following authors gave final approval of the manuscript: HCW, ML and PSJ. Guarantor: HCW.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Case reports provide a valuable learning resource for the scientific community and can indicate areas of interest for future research. They should not be used in isolation to guide treatment choices or public health policy.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.