Petrol sniffing lead encephalopathy.
A patient is described with organic lead poisoning due to petrol inhalation. There was marked improvement clinically and electroencephalographically after chelation therapy, which was associated with a fall in red cell lead levels.
D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005742:Gasoline; D006801:Humans; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010578:Petroleum; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
D005742:Gasoline; D010578:Petroleum