A presumptive case of lead poisoning in a brass-worker's child.
J Indian Med Assoc
;
2000 Aug; 98(8): 457-8
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in English
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| ID: sea-101416
ABSTRACT
A one-year-old male child was admitted with the complaints of vomiting and irritability for 4 days, haematemesis and melaena for one day and had generalised tonic convulsions on the day of admission. Examination revealed exaggerated reflexes with group II coma. Blood film showed basophilic shippling. Straight x-ray showed lead lines in the metaphyses of ribs, humerii, scapulae, iliac crests and upper ends of femurs. The boy's father was an employee of brass industry where brass alloys used cotained lead in substantial amount. A presumptive case of lead poisoning (as diagnosed) was treated symptomatically. Chelating agent was called for but the patient left. In the present case the hands of the child were contaminated with lead dust brought home by his father either in person or in clothings. The child used his hands constantly in his mouth to get poisoned by lead.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Zinc
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Humans
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Male
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Chelating Agents
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Chemical Industry
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Child, Preschool
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Occupational Exposure
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Treatment Refusal
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Risk Assessment
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Copper
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Indian Med Assoc
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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