Blood lead levels of children with pica and surma use.
Indian J Pediatr
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1991 Jul-Aug; 58(4): 513-9
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ABSTRACT
Blood lead levels of 253 Delhi children were estimated by dithizone method. In 82 (controls) children with no symptoms mean blood lead level was 9.6 micrograms/dl (+/- SD 6.8 median 10 micrograms); only 6 had high levels between 30-33 micrograms/dl. In 88 children with pica, the mean blood lead level was 23.0 micrograms/dl (+/- SD 13.82; median 17 micrograms) which was significantly higher than the control; 26 had high levels between 30-92 micrograms/dl. Sixteen children with pica and surma-use and 46 children suspected of lead poisoning showed lead level patterns like the pica group. However, 21 surma-using children without pica resembled the control group. Children with pica were significantly more anemic than the controls and showed higher prevalence of abdominal-neurological symptoms. Because, in India, blood lead cannot be estimated in most of the hospitals, it is suggested that children with severe pica, anemia, abdominal-neurological symptoms and exposure to surma or lead, be suspected of lead poisoning, kept in lead-free environment with corrected nutrition, and be given a short cautious therapeutic trial with oral penicillamine.
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Pica
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Criança
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Pré-Escolar
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Adolescente
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Cosméticos
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Lactente
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Anemia
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Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
1991
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