Bilateral Wrist Drop Due to Lead Poisoning in a Young Woman With Opium Addiction

Opium addiction can cause symptoms in the central or peripheral neurological systems, as well as gastrointestinal disorders and anemia; in such situations, lead poisoning should be considered and chelation therapy should be started as soon as possible. In adults, lead poisoning is an unusual cause o...

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Autores principales: Azadeh, Hossein, Gholami, Farhad, Zakariaei, Zakaria, Banimostafavi, Elham Sadat, Soleymani, Mostafa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9178987/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35692724
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/11795476221103813
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Sumario:Opium addiction can cause symptoms in the central or peripheral neurological systems, as well as gastrointestinal disorders and anemia; in such situations, lead poisoning should be considered and chelation therapy should be started as soon as possible. In adults, lead poisoning is an unusual cause of abdominal pain. A common form of lead neuropathy includes weakness of the wrist and finger extensors. We describe a 24-year-old female who developed severe lead poisoning after 3 years of opium consumption, leading to gastrointestinal complaints and bilateral wrist drops.

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