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Unusual Domestic Source of Lead Poisoning

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  • Annamaria Nicolli

    (Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy)

  • Grazia Genga Mina

    (Department of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy)

  • Davide De Nuzzo

    (Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy)

  • Isabella Bortoletti

    (Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy)

  • Alberto Gambalunga

    (Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy)

  • Andrea Martinelli

    (Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy)

  • Fabiola Pasqualato

    (Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy)

  • Mario Cacciavillani

    (EMG Unit, Data Medica Group, CEMES, 35128 Padova, Italy)

  • Mariella Carrieri

    (Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy)

  • Andrea Trevisan

    (Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy)

Abstract

Non-occupational lead poisoning is not rare, mainly occurring in domestic situations in children, but also in adults. Lead poisoning was observed in a 65 years-old woman non-exposed to risk that caught our attention with a diagnostic suspicion of acute intermittent porphyria according to recurrent episodes of abdominal pain and neuropathy of upper limbs. Acute intermittent porphyria was excluded by a laboratory investigation that showed instead severe lead poisoning. After several thorough examinations of the domestic environment, the source of intoxication has been detected in some cooking pots that released high concentrations of lead. Ethylenediamine tetracetic acid disodium calcium therapy (three cycles) reduced consistently blood lead concentration and, after one year, neuropathy was almost entirely recovered.

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  • Annamaria Nicolli & Grazia Genga Mina & Davide De Nuzzo & Isabella Bortoletti & Alberto Gambalunga & Andrea Martinelli & Fabiola Pasqualato & Mario Cacciavillani & Mariella Carrieri & Andrea Trevisan, 2020. "Unusual Domestic Source of Lead Poisoning," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(12), pages 1-7, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:12:p:4374-:d:373334
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