Acute encephalopathy from childhood lead poisoning is fortunately rare. However, in
pediatric patients with developmental disabilities and pica, there is a risk of lead exposure at …

A 2-year-old boy with a history of pica was admitted with vomiting and treated overnight for
viral tonsillitis. A week later, he presented with a prolonged afebrile seizure and required …

Lead poisoning is a harmful condition, potentially resulting in irreversible impairments in
neurocognition and behavioral development in the pediatric population. Rarely, life …

Acute lead encephalopathy has become a rare syndrome in the United States. Early
recognition of the disease, with institution of specific chelation therapy, is critical in order to …

A 23-month-old female child presented to an emergency department with a mild, nonspecific
gastrointestinal illness and periodic fussiness and irritability; the initial physical examination …

Millions of children continue to be at risk for lead exposure despite a dramatic decline over
the past 4 decades, and hundreds present annually to emergency departments with lead …

How does lead usually enter the body and what systems are usually involved? What one
symptom above all others should arouse the suspicion of lead poison ing? In follow up of …

This report of a case of symptomatic lead poisoning in infancy reinforces the need for
continued vigilance in screening and the application of effective therapies to prevent serious …

Objective To report a case of a 3-year-old child with an extraordinarily massive lead
concentration, 26.4 µmol/L (550 µg/dL), following environmental exposure to lead paint in …

Three decades ago, plumbism was a major health hazard in North America, particularly in
American urban centres and especially for children living in low socioeconomic conditions …