Take-home lead poisoning in a child from his father's occupational exposure.
With the publication of revised CDC guidelines in 1991, concern about childhood lead poisoning has increased. Exposure to lead-based paint and paint dust is currently considered the major source of lead poisoning in the United States. We describe a child who had elevated BLL related to lead-contaminated clothing that the father brought home from his workplace.
Gerson
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Department of Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Vallejo, California 94589-2485, USA.
Van den Eeden
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Gahagan
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D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D018812:Paternal Exposure