Heavy Metal Poisoning: Clinical Presentations and Pathophysiology

Ibrahim, Danyal; Froberg, Blake; Wolf, Andrea; Rusyniak, Daniel E.

doi:10.1016/j.cll.2006.02.003

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“…But could the patient develop lead toxicity after such a long interval from the gunshot wound? It has been demonstrated that blood lead levels tend to increase with time after injury in patients with projectile retention 7 .Onset of symptoms from the initial gunshot wound has been reported from 2 days up to 52 years 1 .…”

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Choreoathetosis secondary to lead toxicity

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Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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“…The pathophysiology of lead absorption from retained bullets is still unclear, but there seems to be a correlation between bullet location and lead toxicity 7 . Synovial and bony interfaces and contact with pleural and CSF have been associated with elevated absorption rates 1 .…”

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Choreoathetosis secondary to lead toxicity

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Haddad

et al. 2008

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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“…Blood and urinary levels of mercury may be elevated, but these levels may be misleading because chelation therapy itself may lead to transiently elevated urinary mercury levels. [10] Levels of mercury in blood and urine does not correlate well to the body burden of mercury. [11] Elemental mercury can be seen in abdominal viscera on roentgenography examination.…”

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A rare case of Homicidal Mercury poisoning

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Kaur

et al. 2018

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“…Arsenic intoxication is most commonly reported in cases with much toxic inorganic form. Seafood, for example, contains the highest concentration of As in an organic form [40].…”

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Heavy Metals in Sewage Treated Effluents: Pollution and Microbial Bioremediation from Arid Regions

Al-Musharafi¹

2016

TOBIOTJ

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Not all heavy metals are toxic. Some at lower concentrations are essential to the physiological status of the organism. Under certain conditions, induced toxicity occurs when the heavy metals are in the form of cations which tends to bind to certain biomolecules, thus becoming toxic to organisms. In many industries, toxic heavy metals such as As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Pb and Zn, are released mainly in sewage effluents causing major environmental pollution. Several of the heavy metal contaminations resulted from industrial wastes, along with the mining and burning of fossil fuels, leading to water and soil contamination which causes serious health problems. Rapid population growth plus a steady increase in agriculture and industry are the main cause of environmental pollution. The most common sources of heavy metals are fuel combustion, mining, metallurgical industries, corrosion and waste disposal which infiltrates the soil and underground water. When present at certain levels in the human, metals can cause certain diseases. Most of conventional technologies are inefficient to remove heavy metal contaminants. Microbial bioremediation is a potential method for the removal of heavy metal pollution in sewage effluents before being discharged into the environment. However, further research is needed for isolation and identification of microbes resistant to heavy metals. Industrial regulatory standards must be established to regulate the spread of non-essential metals in the environment. The regulations must be rigidly enforced. The rest of the essential metals must also be regulated since an increase over the physiological limit can also be harmful.

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Heavy Metal Poisoning: Clinical Presentations and Pathophysiology

Cited by 177 publications

References 146 publications

Choreoathetosis secondary to lead toxicity

Choreoathetosis secondary to lead toxicity

A rare case of Homicidal Mercury poisoning

Heavy Metals in Sewage Treated Effluents: Pollution and Microbial Bioremediation from Arid Regions

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