A case report of lead paint poisoning during renovation of a Victorian farmhouse.
We describe a series of four cases of childhood lead poisoning and two cases of adult lead toxicity in a professional family exposed to lead dust and fume during renovation of a rural farmhouse. Initial blood lead levels in the children ranged from 2.70 to 4.20 microM/L (56 to 87 microns/dl) and all four required chelation therapy. Lead-based paint poisoning, a well recognized entity among young children in poor, urban neighborhoods, is not confined exclusively to such areas.
Marino
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PE
Department of Community Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029.
Landrigan
P J
PJ
Graef
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J
Nussbaum
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Bayan
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Boch
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Boch
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D004285:Dogs; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D009518:New York; D012423:Rural Health
D004492:Edetic Acid