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Saturnismo é a intoxicação que ocorre em atividades ocupacionais com elevada exposição ao chumbo (Pb). Embora seja menos comum, a intoxicação pode ocorrer após incidentes com projétil de arma de fogo (PAF). O presente trabalho descreve um caso clínico-cirúrgico de saturnismo por acidente por PAF em paciente do sexo masculino com exposição a múltiplos fragmentos e níveis limites de chumbo sanguíneo. Sua queixa principal, em consulta bucomaxilofacial, foi ?chumbo pelo corpo?. Após várias cirurgias e controles entre 2007 e 2011 o paciente teve diminuição do chumbo sanguíneo de 44 mcg/dL para 15,6 mcg/dL e melhora de quadros de infecção urinária, depressão e variação de humor. O saturnismo deve ser incluído na investigação diagnóstica de pacientes alvejados por arma de fogo. O adequado diagnóstico de intoxicação certamente auxiliará na apropriada intervenção dos casos.
Saturnism is the poisoning that occurs in activities with high occupational exposure to lead (Pb). Although less common, poisoning can occur after incidents with firearm projectiles (FAP). The present study describes a clinical-surgical case of saturnism by FAP accident in a male patient exposed to multiple fragments and blood lead limiting levels. His main complaint in a maxillofacial consultation was ?lead in the body?. After several surgeries and controls between 2007 and 2011, the patient had decreased blood lead levels from 44 mcg/dL to 15.6 mcg/dL and improvement in urinary tract infections, depressions, and mood changes. Saturnism should be included in the diagnostic investigation of patients wounded by gunshots. The proper poisoning diagnosis certainly will assist in the appropriate intervention
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Introduction: Gout is an illness characterized by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in the joints or in soft tissues. The clinical manifestation results from inflammation of limb joints and pain with a rare presentation in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Case Report: This study describes a 66-year-old white man with a chief complaint of "occasional pain in the left temporal muscle region." The case disclosed a gout manifestation in the TMJ after physical, radiographic, and ultrasonographic exams, and the patient was referred to proper treatment. Conclusion: Gout manifestation in the TMJ is an unusual presentation, and few reports in the English literature address to the subject. Gout in the TMJ should be included as a differential diagnosis for joint disorders...