title: Cardiopulmonary effects of acute thallium poisoning.
abstract: Gastrointestinal distress and alopecia are the most commonly reported symptoms of acute thallium intoxication; however, cardiac and pulmonary disease may dominate the acute stages of the disease. We report four cases which illustrate the importance of cardiac and respiratory disease in this syndrome.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000505:Alopecia / Q000139:chemically induced; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013793:Thallium / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D013793:Thallium