Diagnosis and treatment of persons with acute thallium poisoning [PDF]
Toxicology Reports, 2021 Objective: This study aimed to describe organs and systems damages in persons after mass poisoning with thallium and show the results of treatment. Methods: Forty-four persons (12 males and 32 females) with acute oral thallium poisoning were tested for ...
Lesya B. Zavaliy +11 more
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Thallium poisoning: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science, 2023 Thallium poisoning is usually accidental. We present a case of a 51-year-old woman who was evaluated in June 2018 for myalgia, vertigo, asthenia, and abdominal pain.
Oscar Jimenez +5 more
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Long‐term misdiagnosis and neurologic outcomes of thallium poisoning: A case report and literature review [PDF]
Brain and Behavior, 2021 Introduction Thallium poisoning is a rare occurrence. Therefore, thallium poisoning is easily misdiagnosed and is often accompanied by a series of serious sequelae and can even result in death in severe cases.
Hailing Liu, Geng Liao
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A Successfully Treated Case of Criminal Thallium Poisoning [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Thallium was once commonly used as a household rodent or ant killer, but many countries have banned such use due to unintentional or criminal poisonings of humans.
Tetsuya Yumoto +4 more
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Spatial variation of epoxyscillirosidine concentrations in Moraea pallida (yellow tulp) in South Africa [PDF]
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2013 Moraea pallida (yellow tulp) poisoning is economically the most important intoxication of livestock in South Africa. Poisoning varies according to locality, climatic conditions and growth stage of the plant.
Christo J. Botha +4 more
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Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1995 Four young adults poisoned with thallium contained in maliciously contaminated marzipan ball candy are reported from the New York City Poison Center, and East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, NC.
J Gordon Millichap
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Case report: Successful treatment of a thallium sulfate intoxication in a dog with use of Prussian blue [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceSoluble thallium salts are highly toxic, with mortality rates exceeding 70% in animals compared to 6%−15% in humans. Early identification of thallium intoxicated patients and decreasing the toxic load by targeted treatment using Prussian Blue are ...
Fergal M. McDermott +5 more
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Quantifying of thallium in Shilajit and its supplements to unveil the potential risk of consumption of this popular traditional medicine [PDF]
BMC ChemistryShilajit, a natural substance used in traditional and modern medicine, has gained prominence as a vital component in dietary supplements. Concerns regarding its use in complementary medicine have arisen due to limited information regarding its ...
Elham Kamgar +3 more
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Poisoning of domestic animals with heavy metals [PDF]
Veterinarski Glasnik, 2009 The term heavy metal refers to a metal that has a relatively high density and is toxic for animal and human organism at low concentrations. Heavy metals are natural components of the Earth's crust. They cannot be degraded or destroyed.
Velev Romel +2 more
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Thallium - poisoner’s poison: An overview and review of current knowledge on the toxicological effects and mechanisms [PDF]
Current Research in ToxicologyThallium (Tl) is one of the most toxic metals and its historic use in homicides has led it to be known as “the poisoner’s poison.” This review summarizes the methods for identifying Tl and determining its concentrations in biological samples in recently ...
Junko Fujihara, Naoki Nishimoto
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