Lead poisoning from a retained bullet: a case report and review.
A 47-year-old man with a prior gunshot wound presented with arthritis, constipation, abdominal pain, and weight loss. Arthrocentesis did not reveal the cause of the arthritic complaints, but lead poisoning was suspected and confirmed. We present this case along with a short review of the literature pertaining to this often overlooked and reversible cause of lead poisoning.
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Department of Medicine, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, USA.
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D002614:Chelating Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015913:Chelation Therapy; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006801:Humans; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D004113:Succimer / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot
D002614:Chelating Agents; D004113:Succimer