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Childhood Lead Poisoning and Associated Health Impacts- A Brief Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This brief review article is about childhood lead poisoning and associated health impacts. Lead poisoning is regarded as an important pediatric environmental health issue within the world.
Fatima, R. (Rida)   +3 more
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Lead Poisoning Risk Assessment: Blood Lead Screening

open access: yesPediatric Neurology Briefs, 1994
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lowered the blood lead level (BPb) considered a toxic risk to children from 25 mcg/dL to 10 mcg/dL in Oct 1991.
J Gordon Millichap
doaj   +1 more source

Burtonian line in a patient with occupational lead poisoning

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, 2021
More attention of the medical staff to this sign can lead to faster diagnosis and timely treatment of patients.
Ali Banagozar Mohammadi   +3 more
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Subacute axonal motor polyneuropathy due to lead poisoning in an oral opium addict; a case report [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Analytical Research in Clinical Medicine, 2018
Introduction: Lead poisoning usually occurs in occupational situations, however, there are sometimes non-occupational toxicities and opium-related lead poisoning has been reported recently. Neuropathy due to lead poisoning can also occur.
Esmaeil Farzaneh, Afshin Habibzadeh
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Non-occupational lead poisoning associated with traditional Chinese medicine: A case report

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2022
IntroductionTraditional Chinese medicine has a long history and is widely popular in China because of its safety and small side effects. In Chinese families, people believe that the combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine is more ...
Huan Ma, Li-meng Wu, Yu Zou, Xiao-an Li
doaj   +1 more source

Use of geographical information systems to identify counties in Georgia with high risk for childhood lead poisoning

open access: yesJournal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 2015
Background: For children in Georgia, lead poisoning is a substantial public health problem. Primary risk factors include low socioeconomic status and poor-quality housing built prior to 1978.
R. Rustin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Blood lead levels in pregnant women referring to midwifery clinic in a referral center in Tehran

open access: yesJournal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2018
Background: Lead effects on children and pregnant women are grave, and screening tests would be logical to detect high blood lead levels (BLLs) in early stages.
Hossein Hassanian-Moghaddam   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decreased serum bilirubin levels in children with lead poisoning

open access: yesJournal of International Medical Research, 2021
Objective Lead is a toxic heavy metal, which causes irreversible damage in children. Oxidative stress is the underlying mechanism of lead toxicity, and monitoring oxidative stress of lead poisoning children in vivo is important.
Mengsi Ye   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lead poisoning in children: a case report

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2016
Lead colic is a rare cause of abdominal pain. The diagnosis of lead poisoning is most often mentioned in at risk populations (children, psychotic). We report the case of a 2 year old child that was presented for acute abdomen.
Zineb Jouhadi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lead intoxication in a puppy - a case report

open access: yesVeterinární Medicína, 2002
Lead intoxication in a puppy is described. The puppy was submitted to surgical procedure for suspicion of acute abdominal pain. Diagnosis was established on the basis of the presence of eroded lead weights in stomach, biochemical and hematological blood ...
E. Srebočan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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