[A case of recurrent alimentary lead poisoning].
The authors describe a case of lead poisoning in a family (father, mother, son, daughter). The condition was at first diagnosed as acute hepatic porphyria. The correct diagnosis was made on the basis of increased urinary excretion of delta-aminolevulinic acid and coproporphyrin and on the basis of the revealed reversibly inhibited activity of delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase in red blood cells. The source of intoxication was the use of red lead pigment instead of dried red pepper.
Sperl
J
J
I. interní klinika 1. lékarské fakulty KU, Praha.
Antolík
J
J
Ambrovicová
V
V
Kotal
P
P
Bukovská
J
J
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017094:Porphyrias, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis; D012008:Recurrence