We describe a 47-year-old patient with chronic anaemia with basophilic stippling of erythrocytes, recurrent abdominal colics, discoloration of gums, sensitive polyneuropathy to the four limbs, hyperuricaemia, hepatosteatosis with raised transaminases, and a long ignored history of lead exposure in a battery recycling plant. The diagnosis of poisoning was confirmed by high lead levels in the blood and urine, decreased erythrocyte delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALA-D), raised erythrocyte zinc protoporphyrin (ZP), and elevated urinary excretion of porphyrins. Chelation with EDTA resulted in increased urinary lead excretion, gradual improvement of the clinical picture, and progressive normalization of lead biomarkers. The case highligh...
Introduction: Lead is one of the oldest widely used industrial metals. Throughout the ages, its sign...
Three patients with lead encephalopathy due to industrial poisoning are presented. They all showed a...
Background: Lead is a toxic element which causes acute, subacute or chronic poisoning through enviro...
We describe a 47-year-old patient with chronic anaemia with basophilic stippling of erythrocytes, re...
In most industrialized countries, occupational lead poisoning has become increasingly rare, however ...
The hazard to public health from lead continues to be a matter of concern. It is one of the most ser...
Non-occupational lead poisoning is not rare, mainly occurring in domestic situations in children, b...
Case presentation: A 27-year-old man came to our emergency department with chief complaints of abdom...
Background and objectives - Traditionally the neuromuscular disorder associated with lead poisoning ...
Background. Lead poisoning is a common occupational health hazard in developing countries and many m...
A23-year-old lead battery recycling worker wasreferred for abdominal pain that he had for twomonths....
Three patients with lead encephalopathy due to industrial poisoning are presented. They all showed a...
Lead is a significant occupational and environmental hazard. Battery industry is one of the settings...
SummaryBackground and objectivesLead poisoning, also Saturnism, results from chronic lead poisoning,...
History We report the case of a young patient who presented to our emergency department with reduced...
Introduction: Lead is one of the oldest widely used industrial metals. Throughout the ages, its sign...
Three patients with lead encephalopathy due to industrial poisoning are presented. They all showed a...
Background: Lead is a toxic element which causes acute, subacute or chronic poisoning through enviro...
We describe a 47-year-old patient with chronic anaemia with basophilic stippling of erythrocytes, re...
In most industrialized countries, occupational lead poisoning has become increasingly rare, however ...
The hazard to public health from lead continues to be a matter of concern. It is one of the most ser...
Non-occupational lead poisoning is not rare, mainly occurring in domestic situations in children, b...
Case presentation: A 27-year-old man came to our emergency department with chief complaints of abdom...
Background and objectives - Traditionally the neuromuscular disorder associated with lead poisoning ...
Background. Lead poisoning is a common occupational health hazard in developing countries and many m...
A23-year-old lead battery recycling worker wasreferred for abdominal pain that he had for twomonths....
Three patients with lead encephalopathy due to industrial poisoning are presented. They all showed a...
Lead is a significant occupational and environmental hazard. Battery industry is one of the settings...
SummaryBackground and objectivesLead poisoning, also Saturnism, results from chronic lead poisoning,...
History We report the case of a young patient who presented to our emergency department with reduced...
Introduction: Lead is one of the oldest widely used industrial metals. Throughout the ages, its sign...
Three patients with lead encephalopathy due to industrial poisoning are presented. They all showed a...
Background: Lead is a toxic element which causes acute, subacute or chronic poisoning through enviro...