Thallium poisoning. A case report.
A 21-year-old Black male with painful neuropathy, abdominal pain, tachycardia and encephalopathy developed striking scalp alopecia 1 week after admission. Thallium poisoning was suspected and confirmed by urinalysis. The clinical course, investigations and management are presented.
D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D000505:Alopecia / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D013793:Thallium / Q000506:poisoning*
D013793:Thallium