TY - JOUR
TI - An unusual case of lead poisoning in an infant: Nursing-associated
plumbism
AU - Kokori, H
AU - Giannakopoulou, CH
AU - Hatzidaki, E
AU - Athanaselis, S and
AU - Tsatsakis, A
AU - Sbyrakis, S
JO - Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine
PY - 1999
VL - 134
TODO - 5
SP - 522-525
PB - Mosby Year Book Inc
SN - 0022-2143
TODO - 10.1016/S0022-2143(99)90174-9
TODO - null
TODO - Lead poisoning remains a common environmental threat for children today
The majority of cases of lead poisoning are caused by oral intake of
lead dust or lead-containing paint flakes and thus occur during the
second and third years of life. An unusual case of severe lead poisoning
in a breast-feeding infant girl is here presented; the source proved to
be a nipple shield made of a lead-containing metal. Despite the severity
of the intoxication, by the end of treatment and for a year afterwards
the infant has been well and her psychokinetic development has been
normal.
ER -