California health officials said a Sacramento woman developed “severe” lead poisoning and died in March after using a hemorrhoid ointment.
The California Department of Public Health tested a sample of the ointment, called “Cao Boi Tri Cay Thau Dau,” and found that it contained 4% lead, which is considered a “dangerous amount,” according to Sacramento County health officials.
Dermal exposure plays a role for exposure to organic lead among workers, but is not considered a significant pathway for the general population.
Organic lead may be absorbed directly through the skin. Organic lead (tetraethyl lead) is more likely to be absorbed through the skin than inorganic lead. Dermal exposure is most likely among people who work with lead or materials that contain lead.
That Cao Boi Tri Cay Thau Dau gets you every time... When are people going to learn?
ReplyDeleteI get 'Cao boi' but I'm not sure where they were going with the rest of it.
ReplyDeleteI had a Metallica concert t-shirt years ago that read, "Metal up your ass". Didn't realize it referred to a hemorrhoid treatment.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they can sell that shite to the joggers as Reparation H.
MG
Ok, I gotta call bullshit on this one.
ReplyDeleteLead does not go thru your skin.
You have to eat it, or breathe it.
I bet it'll enter your blood stream through bloody external hemorrhoids though. Yes, bloody external hemorrhoids are a thing.
Deletehttps://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/leadtoxicity/exposure_routes.html
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Dermal exposure plays a role for exposure to organic lead among workers, but is not considered a significant pathway for the general population.
Organic lead may be absorbed directly through the skin.
Organic lead (tetraethyl lead) is more likely to be absorbed through the skin than inorganic lead.
Dermal exposure is most likely among people who work with lead or materials that contain lead.
Ho Ri Cao Boi (Ho-ree cowboy)
ReplyDeleteStarker was here
Rimmers beware. Wear a condom if you must dine on her or his hind.
ReplyDeleteGives new meaning to "get the lead outa yer ass".
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