Chronic cadmium intoxication: tissue response in an occupationally exposed patient.
This case report describes the natural history of chronic cadmium intoxication in a woman who was exposed to excessive cadmium in her occupation. We document the clinical, laboratory, and tissue response to the toxicant.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000139:chemically induced; D002104:Cadmium / Q000378:metabolism; D002105:Cadmium Poisoning / Q000209:etiology*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D008668:Metallothionein / Q000378:metabolism; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*
D002104:Cadmium; D008668:Metallothionein